Rhapsody in August
Hachigatsu no rapusodî
1991, Film, 98 min, Drama, War, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 69
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
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.
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Cast
- Sachiko Murase as Kane
- Richard Gere as Clark
- Hisashi Igawa as Tadao
- Narumi Kayashima as Machino
- Tomoko Ôtakara as Tami
- Mitsunori Isaki as Shinjiro
- Toshie Negishi as Yoshie
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Tateo
- Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Noboru
- Mieko Suzuki as Minako
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