Rhapsody in August (movie)

Rhapsody in August (movie)

八月の狂詩曲
  • User score: 7.2
  • Production country: Japan
  • Producer: Akira Kurosawa
  • Production companies: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 5/25/1991
  • Run time: 98 min.

Movie description

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.

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Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

Role(s): Kane (The Grandmother)

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Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Role(s): Tateo

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Tomoko Otakara

Tomoko Otakara

Role(s): Tami

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Mieko Suzuki

Mieko Suzuki

Role(s): Minako

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Mitsunori Isaki

Mitsunori Isaki

Role(s): Shinjiro

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