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Rhapsody in August

7.2
25 May 1991 · Drama · 98 mins

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.

  • Sachiko Murase
    Sachiko Murase
    Kane (The Grandmother)
  • Hidetaka Yoshioka
    Hidetaka Yoshioka
    Tateo
  • Tomoko Otakara
    Tomoko Otakara
    Tami
  • 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)
  • Noriko Honma
    Noriko Honma
    Mourner

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