Rhapsody in August
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
7.2(155) 1991-05-25 98 minDrama
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.
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
Original Music ComposerShinichiro Ikebe
ProducerHisao Kurosawa
ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa
ScreenplayIshirō Honda
Cast & characters
Sachiko Murase
as Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
as Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
as Tami
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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)
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Matsue Ono
as —
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Kappei Matsumoto
as —
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Yoshiko Maki
as —
Noriko Honma
as Mourner
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Natsuyo Kawakami
as —
Kumeko Otowa
as —
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Michio Kida
as —
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Shizuko Azuma
as —
Sachio Sakai
as Mourner
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Yoshie Kihira
as —
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Junpei Natsuki
as —
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Setsuko Kawaguchi
as —
Shigeo Katō
as —
Hiroko Maki
as —
