Rhapsody in August
7.2
133 Reviews
1991
1h 38min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
25 May 1991
Runtime
1h 38min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Japanese
Production
Kurosawa Production, Shochiku
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
Acting
Kappei Matsumoto
Acting
Yoshiko Maki
Acting
Noriko Honma
Mourner
Natsuyo Kawakami
Acting
Kumeko Otowa
Acting
Michio Kida
Acting
Shizuko Azuma
Acting
Sachio Sakai
Mourner
Yoshie Kihira
Acting
Junpei Natsuki
Acting
Setsuko Kawaguchi
Acting
Shigeo Katô
Acting
Hiroko Maki
Acting
Goichi Nagatani
Acting
Motohiro Toriki
Acting
Wasuke Izumi
Acting
Torauemon Utazawa
Acting
Eiko Koike
Acting
Yukie Shimura
Acting
Saburô Kadowaki
Acting
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