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Rhapsody in August poster

Rhapsody in August

"Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering."

71
Audience
PG 1991 · 1h 38m
Drama
Starring Sachiko Murase · Hidetaka Yoshioka · Tomoko Otakara
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An elderly Nagasaki hibakusha spends a summer caring for her four grandchildren, whose curiosity about the 1945 bombing stirs buried memories and moral questions. When an American nephew from Hawaii visits, the family confronts grief, guilt, and the possibility of reconciliation across generations.

Theatrical
Dec 20, 1991
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda
Producers
Toru Okuyama, Hisao Kurosawa
Music
Shinichiro Ikebe
Studio
Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, Sony PCL, IMAGICA
Original Title
八月の狂詩曲
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
atomic bomb hydrogen bomb long lost relative grandmother japanese american nagasaki, japan mourning ritual grandmother grandson relationship grandmother granddaughter relationship
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Cast

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S
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
H
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
T
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
M
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
M
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
H
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
T
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
C
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
N
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
R
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
M
Matsue Ono
K
Kappei Matsumoto
Y
Yoshiko Maki
N
Noriko Honma
Mourner
N
Natsuyo Kawakami
K
Kumeko Otowa
M
Michio Kida
S
Shizuko Azuma
S
Sachio Sakai
Mourner
Y
Yoshie Kihira
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