1991
7.1 (142 votes)
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Kurosawa Production
Shochiku
Shochiku
Rhapsody in August (八月の狂詩曲)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Director of Photography: Shôji Ueda, Takao Saitō
Screenplay: Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Hisao Kurosawa
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
Videos
Rhapsody in August Official Trailer #1 - Saburo Kadowaki Movie (1991) HD
