atomic bomb,hydrogen bomb,long lost relative,grandmother,japanese american,nagasaki,mourning ritual,grandmother grandson relationship,grandmother granddaughter relationship

Rhapsody in August (1991)

Poster for Rhapsody in August

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
  • Profile picture of Sachiko Murase
    Kane (The Grandmother) Sachiko Murase
  • Profile picture of Hidetaka Yoshioka
    Tateo Hidetaka Yoshioka
  • Profile picture of Tomoko Otakara
    Tami Tomoko Otakara
  • Profile picture of Mitsunori Isaki
    Shinjiro Mitsunori Isaki
  • Profile picture of Hisashi Igawa
    Tadao Hisashi Igawa
  • Profile picture of Toshie Negishi
    Kane's daughter Toshie Negishi
  • Profile picture of Chōichirō Kawarasaki
    Noboru Chōichirō Kawarasaki
  • Profile picture of Narumi Kayashima
    Machino Narumi Kayashima

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Keywords

  • atomic bomb
  • hydrogen bomb
  • long lost relative
  • grandmother
  • japanese american
  • nagasaki
  • mourning ritual
  • grandmother grandson relationship
  • grandmother granddaughter relationship