Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

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

7.1(143 votes)
1991
1h 38m
Drama

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.

Production

Kurosawa Production, Shochiku

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)

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