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Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering. - Rhapsody in August
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Title: Rhapsody in August

Release Date: 25 May 1991

Runtime: 1h 38m

Genre: Drama

Director: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku

Production Companies: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku

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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Average Vote: 7.1 (141 votes)

Cast

  • Kane (The Grandmother): Sachiko Murase
  • Tateo: Hidetaka Yoshioka
  • Tami: Tomoko Otakara
  • Minako: Mieko Suzuki
  • Shinjiro: Mitsunori Isaki
  • Tadao: Hisashi Igawa
  • Kane's daughter: Toshie Negishi
  • Noboru: Chōichirō Kawarasaki
  • Machino: Narumi Kayashima
  • Clark (Kane's Nephew): Richard Gere
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