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Rhapsody in August (1991)
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Rhapsody in August

1991Directed by Akira Kurosawa1h 38m

八月の狂詩曲

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

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.

  • Drama

Cast

  • Sachiko Murase as Kane (The Grandmother)
  • Hidetaka Yoshioka as Tateo
  • Tomoko Otakara as Tami
  • Mieko Suzuki as Minako
  • Mitsunori Isaki as Shinjiro
  • Hisashi Igawa as Tadao
  • Toshie Negishi as Kane's daughter
  • Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Noboru
  • Narumi Kayashima as Machino
  • Richard Gere as Clark (Kane's Nephew)
  • Matsue Ono
  • Kappei Matsumoto
  • Yoshiko Maki
  • Noriko Honma as Mourner
  • Natsuyo Kawakami
  • Kumeko Otowa

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