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Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

Akira Kurosawa

1991

  • Drama
7.2

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 & crew

  • Akira KurosawaDirector
  • Sachiko MuraseKane (The Grandmother)
  • Hidetaka YoshiokaTateo
  • Tomoko OtakaraTami
  • Mieko SuzukiMinako
  • Mitsunori IsakiShinjiro
  • Hisashi IgawaTadao
  • Toshie NegishiKane's daughter
  • Chōichirō KawarasakiNoboru

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