
Rhapsody in August
1991•98 min•
★7.2
Drama
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.
Cast & Crew

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)

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
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