Rhapsody in August
“Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.”
1991•PG•1h 38m•7.2•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Kurosawa Production
Cast
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Matsue Ono
Kappei Matsumoto
Yoshiko Maki
Noriko Honma
Mourner
Natsuyo Kawakami
Production
Company
Kurosawa Production
Company
Shochiku
Company
Sony PCL
Company
IMAGICA
Producer
Hisao Kurosawa
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