八月の狂詩曲 (1991)
"Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering."
Title: Rhapsody in August
Original Title: 八月の狂詩曲
Release Date: 1991-05-25
Status: Released
Rating: 7.1/10 (from 141 votes)
Language: JA
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Kurosawa Production, Shochiku
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
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
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
