Rhapsody in August (1991)
- PG
- 12/20/1991 (US)
- Drama
- 1h 38m
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
Overview
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, whose husband was one of 80,000 human beings killed in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii who wants her to visit him before he dies.
Akira Kurosawa
Director, ScreenplayKiyoko Murata
NovelIshirō Honda
ScreenplayCast
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
