Rhapsody in August
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.
Release Date:
1991-05-25
Runtime:
98 minutes
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Starring:
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
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Kappei Matsumoto
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Yoshiko Maki
Noriko Honma
as Mourner
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Natsuyo Kawakami
Kumeko Otowa
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Michio Kida
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Shizuko Azuma
Sachio Sakai
as Mourner
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Yoshie Kihira
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Junpei Natsuki
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Setsuko Kawaguchi
Shigeo Katō
Hiroko Maki
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Goichi Nagatani
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Motohiro Toriki
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Wasuke Izumi
Torauemon Utazawa
Eiko Koike
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Yukie Shimura