
Rhapsody in August
IMDB:
7.1
Released
5/25/1991
Duration
1h 38m
Genre
Drama
Country
Japan
Cast
Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara
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.

Rhapsody in August
IMDB:
7.1Released
5/25/1991
Genre
Drama
Cast
Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara
Duration
1h 38m
Country
Japan
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.
Cast

Kane (The Grandmother)
Sachiko Murase

Tateo
Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tami
Tomoko Otakara

Minako
Mieko Suzuki

Shinjiro
Mitsunori Isaki

Tadao
Hisashi Igawa

Kane's daughter
Toshie Negishi

Noboru
Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Machino
Narumi Kayashima

Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Richard Gere

Unknown Role
Matsue Ono

Unknown Role









