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Rhapsody in August

Original title: 八月の狂詩曲

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

  • Movie
  • 1991
  • PG
  • 1h 38m

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 165 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Sachiko Murase

    Sachiko MuraseKane (The Grandmother)

  • Hidetaka Yoshioka

    Hidetaka YoshiokaTateo

  • Tomoko Otakara

    Tomoko OtakaraTami

  • Mieko Suzuki

    Mieko SuzukiMinako

  • Mitsunori Isaki

    Mitsunori IsakiShinjiro

  • Hisashi Igawa

    Hisashi IgawaTadao

  • Toshie Negishi

    Toshie NegishiKane's daughter

  • Chōichirō Kawarasaki

    Chōichirō KawarasakiNoboru

  • Narumi Kayashima

    Narumi KayashimaMachino

  • Richard Gere

    Richard GereClark (Kane's Nephew)

  • Matsue Ono

  • Kappei Matsumoto

  • Yoshiko Maki

  • Noriko Honma

    Noriko HonmaMourner

  • Natsuyo Kawakami

    Natsuyo Kawakami

  • Kumeko Otowa

    Kumeko Otowa

  • Michio Kida

  • Shizuko Azuma

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writer
Kiyoko Murata, Ishirō Honda and Akira Kurosawa
Music
Shinichiro Ikebe
Cinematography
Shoji Ueda and Takao Saitō