Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

1991
1h 38m
7.1

7.1/10

150 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

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

Overview

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.

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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Kurosawa Production Shochiku TOHO Studios Sony PCL IMAGICA
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

atomic bomb hydrogen bomb long lost relative grandmother japanese american nagasaki mourning ritual grandmother grandson relationship grandmother granddaughter relationship

Quick Facts

Original Title 八月の狂詩曲
Release Date May 25, 1991
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0101991

Cast

Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase

Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko Otakara

Tami

Mieko Suzuki
Mieko Suzuki

Minako

Mitsunori Isaki
Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa

Tadao

Toshie Negishi
Toshie Negishi

Kane's daughter

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Noboru

Narumi Kayashima
Narumi Kayashima

Machino

Richard Gere
Richard Gere

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

Matsue Ono
Matsue Ono

Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto

Key Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toru Okuyama
Executive Producer
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer