Rhapsody in August
142 reviews
Drama
1h 38m
1991
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...
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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.
- DirectorAkira Kurosawa
- Release25 May 1991
- GenreDrama
- Duration1h 38m
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- Revenue?
- Rate142 reviews
- Productions
Kurosawa Production, Shochiku
Cast

Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo

Tomoko Otakara
Tami

Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro

Hisashi Igawa
Tadao

Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru

Narumi Kayashima
Machino

Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)

Kumeko Otowa

Sachio Sakai
Mourner

Shigeo Katō

Hiroko Maki

Torauemon Utazawa

Eiko Koike
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