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Rhapsody in August

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Calorie Rating: 138
Released: 1991-05-25
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 98 Minutes
Studios: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku,


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.

Director / Directors

Vittorio Dalle Ore
Assistant Director
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director

Takashi Koizumi
Assistant Director
Naohito Sakai
Assistant Director
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Assistant Director

Toru Tanaka
Assistant Director
Okihiro Yoneda
Assistant Director


Cast

Sachiko Murase
Character: Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Character: Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Character: Tami

Mieko Suzuki
Character: Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Character: Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Character: Tadao

Toshie Negishi
Character: Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Character: Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
Character: Machino

Richard Gere
Character: Clark (Kane's Nephew)

Noriko Honma
Character: Mourner


Sachio Sakai
Character: Mourner






Production and Crew

Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Kazu Hiro
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Toru Okuyama
Executive Producer
Tameyuki Aimi
Makeup Artist

Yumiko Fujii
Hairstylist
Yamada Katsura
Wig Designer
Sakai Nakao
Hairstylist

Norio Sano
Makeup Artist
Shoshichiro Ueda
Makeup Artist

Soichi Inoue
Sound Assistant
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Masatoshi Saito
Sound Effects Editor

Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Shinichiro Ikebe
Original Music Composer

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Ishirō Honda
Screenplay

Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design