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Rhapsody in August

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

7.1

1991•1h 38m

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.

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Photo of Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase

Kane (The Grandmother)

Photo of Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

Photo of Tomoko Otakara

Tomoko Otakara

Tami

Photo of Mitsunori Isaki

Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

Photo of Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Tadao

Photo of Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Kane's daughter

Photo of Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Noboru

Photo of Narumi Kayashima

Narumi Kayashima

Machino

Photo of Richard Gere

Richard Gere

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

Photo of Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Mourner

Photo of Kumeko Otowa

Kumeko Otowa

Photo of Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Mourner

Photo of Shigeo Katō

Shigeo Katō

Photo of Hiroko Maki

Hiroko Maki

Photo of Torauemon Utazawa

Torauemon Utazawa

Photo of Eiko Koike

Eiko Koike

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