Movie
Rhapsody in August
Released: May 25, 1991 (1991)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Sachiko Murase as Kane (The Grandmother)
Age at release: 86
- Hisashi Igawa as Tadao
Age at release: 54
- Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Noboru
Age at release: 52
- Narumi Kayashima as Machino
Age at release: 48
- Richard Gere as Clark (Kane's Nephew)
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- Toshie Negishi as Kane's daughter
Age at release: 37
- Hidetaka Yoshioka as Tateo
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- Tomoko Otakara as Tami
Age at release: 19
- Mieko Suzuki as Minako
Age at release: 17
- Mitsunori Isaki as Shinjiro
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- Noriko Honma as Mourner
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- Sachio Sakai as Mourner
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