Rhapsody in August
1991/05/25 (US) | Drama
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.
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay
Lead Cast
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
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Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
Budget
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Revenue
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Status
Released
Production Company
- Kurosawa Production
- Shochiku
- TOHO Studios
Crews
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Kazu Hiro
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Vittorio Dalle Ore
Assistant Director
Takashi Koizumi
Assistant Director
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director