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Rhapsody in August

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

19911h 38mPG 7.2/ 10

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.

Cast

  • Sachiko MuraseKane (The Grandmother)
  • Hidetaka YoshiokaTateo
  • Tomoko OtakaraTami
  • Mieko SuzukiMinako
  • Mitsunori IsakiShinjiro
  • Hisashi IgawaTadao
  • Toshie NegishiKane's daughter
  • Chōichirō KawarasakiNoboru
  • Narumi KayashimaMachino
  • Richard GereClark (Kane's Nephew)
  • M
    Matsue Ono
  • K
    Kappei Matsumoto
  • Y
    Yoshiko Maki
  • Noriko HonmaMourner
  • Natsuyo Kawakami
  • Kumeko Otowa

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