Rhapsody in August

Drama

71%
Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August
PG
12/20/19911h 38m

Theatrical Release (US)

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

Overview:

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.

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Status:

Released

Language:

Japanese

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

  • atomic bomb
  • hydrogen bomb
  • long lost relative
  • grandmother
  • japanese american
  • nagasaki
  • mourning ritual
  • grandmother grandson relationship
  • grandmother granddaughter relationship

Cast

Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

~ as ~

Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

~ as ~

Tateo

Tomoko Otakara

Tomoko Otakara

~ as ~

Tami

Mieko Suzuki

~ as ~

Minako

Mitsunori Isaki

Mitsunori Isaki

~ as ~

Shinjiro

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

~ as ~

Tadao

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

~ as ~

Kane's daughter

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

~ as ~

Noboru

Narumi Kayashima

Narumi Kayashima

~ as ~

Machino

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

~ as ~

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

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