Rhapsody in August (1991)
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 10.691 |
Directed By
Akira Kurosawa
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Yoshirō Muraki
Kazu Hiro
Shôji Ueda
Vittorio Dalle Ore
Takashi Koizumi
Ishirō Honda
Ichirô Minawa
Toru Okuyama
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Yumiko Fujii
Norio Sano
Okihiro Yoneda
Kenichi Benitani
Naohito Sakai
Shoshichiro Ueda
Soichi Inoue
Yamada Katsura
Tameyuki Aimi
Sakai Nakao
Toru Tanaka
Masatoshi Saito
Takao Saitō
Shinichirô Ikebe
Hisao Kurosawa
Kiyoko Murata
Kazuko Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Ishirō Honda
TOP CAST
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
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Noriko Honma
Mourner
Sachio Sakai
Mourner
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