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Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

IMDB:

7.1
Rhapsody in August

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.

Cast

Sachiko Murase

Kane (The Grandmother)

Sachiko Murase

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tomoko Otakara

Tami

Tomoko Otakara

Mieko Suzuki

Minako

Mieko Suzuki

Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

Mitsunori Isaki

Hisashi Igawa

Tadao

Hisashi Igawa

Toshie Negishi

Kane's daughter

Toshie Negishi

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Noboru

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Narumi Kayashima

Machino

Narumi Kayashima

Richard Gere

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

Richard Gere

Matsue Ono

Unknown Role

Matsue Ono

Kappei Matsumoto

Unknown Role

Kappei Matsumoto

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