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Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August (1991)

1h 38m | PG-13

⭐ 7.1 / 10

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.

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Studio: Kurosawa Production

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

as Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

as Tateo

Tomoko Otakara

Tomoko Otakara

as Tami

Mieko Suzuki

Mieko Suzuki

as Minako

Mitsunori Isaki

Mitsunori Isaki

as Shinjiro

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

as Tadao