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Rhapsody in August (1991)

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

TMDB user score 7.2/10
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Overview

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 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)
  • Matsue Ono
  • Kappei Matsumoto
  • Yoshiko Maki
  • Noriko Honma Noriko Honma Mourner
  • Natsuyo Kawakami Natsuyo Kawakami
  • Kumeko Otowa Kumeko Otowa
  • Michio Kida
  • Shizuko Azuma