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Rhapsody in August

By Akira Kurosawa

1991

Drama

1h38

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9.0/10

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7.2/10

Synopsis

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.

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Casting

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Clark

Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

Kane

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Tadao

Narumi Kayashima

Narumi Kayashima

Machino

NO

Noriko Honma

Mourner

SA

Sachio Sakai

Mourner

KA

Kappei Matsumoto

JU

Junpei Natsuki

KU

Kumeko Otowa

FU

Fumi Takeshita

KO

Koji Wada

TO

Tomoko Otakara

Tami

TO

Toshie Negishi

Kane's daughter

MI

Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

HI

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

CH

Chôichirô Kawarasaki

Noboru

MI

Mie Suzuki

Minako

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