Rhapsody in August (1991)
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.
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Top Billed Cast: Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Otakara
Runtime: 98 minutes
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Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
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Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
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Matsue Ono
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Kappei Matsumoto
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Yoshiko Maki
Noriko Honma
Mourner
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Natsuyo Kawakami
Kumeko Otowa
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Michio Kida
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Shizuko Azuma
Sachio Sakai
Mourner
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Yoshie Kihira
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Junpei Natsuki
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Setsuko Kawaguchi
Shigeo Katō
Hiroko Maki
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Goichi Nagatani
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Motohiro Toriki
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Wasuke Izumi
Torauemon Utazawa
Eiko Koike
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Yukie Shimura
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Saburô Kadowaki
