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Rhapsody in August

TEARS. LAUGHTER. INNOCENCE. IT WAS A SUMMER OF REMEMBERING.
7.1/10 1991 4K 98 min
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.

Rhapsody in August
Top Cast
Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)