Rhapsody in August (1991)

Name: Rhapsody in August
Genre: Drama
Released: 1991-05-25
Duration: 98 min
Cast: Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara, Mieko Suzuki, Mitsunori Isaki

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.

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Released 1991-05-25 · 98 min · Drama

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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