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Rhapsody in August

Original title: 八月の狂詩曲

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

1991 · PG · 1h 38m

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

7.2

TMDB audience score
165 votes, out of 10

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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.

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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

  • Michio Kida

  • Shizuko Azuma