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Rhapsody in August

(1991)

May 25, 1991 1h 38m
71%
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Overview

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Top Billed Cast

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Sachiko Murase

Kane (The Grandmother)

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Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

TO

Tomoko Otakara

Tami

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Mieko Suzuki

Minako

MI

Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

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Hisashi Igawa

Tadao

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Toshie Negishi

Kane's daughter

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Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Noboru

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Narumi Kayashima

Machino

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Richard Gere

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

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