Rhapsody in August

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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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

98 minutes

Year:

1991

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

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Company:

Kurosawa Production,

Shochiku

Cast:
Sachiko Murase

Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

Tomoko Otakara

Tami

Mieko Suzuki

Minako

Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

Crew:
Akira Kurosawa

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Kazu Hiro

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Shôji Ueda

Director of Photography