Rhapsody in August
“Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.”
19911h 38mDrama
Released
May 25, 1991
TMDB Score
72% match · 165 votes
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About the Movie
Synopsis
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.
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
- Released
- May 25, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Studios
- Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, Sony PCL
Top Billed 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
Kumeko Otowa
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