Rhapsody in August
Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.

May 25, 199198 min7.2JA
Drama

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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Cast

Sachiko Murase
Sachiko MuraseKane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka YoshiokaTateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko OtakaraTami
Mieko Suzuki
Mieko SuzukiMinako
Mitsunori Isaki
Mitsunori IsakiShinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi IgawaTadao
Toshie Negishi
Toshie NegishiKane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō KawarasakiNoboru
Narumi Kayashima
Narumi KayashimaMachino
Richard Gere
Richard GereClark (Kane's Nephew)