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Rhapsody in August

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.

1991 |1h 38m |  Drama

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Cast

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Sachiko Murase

Kane (The Grandmother)

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Hidetaka Yoshioka

Tateo

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Tomoko Otakara

Tami

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Mitsunori Isaki

Shinjiro

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Hisashi Igawa

Tadao

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Toshie Negishi

Kane's daughter

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Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Noboru

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Narumi Kayashima

Machino

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Richard Gere

Clark (Kane's Nephew)

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Noriko Honma

Mourner

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Kumeko Otowa

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Sachio Sakai

Mourner

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Shigeo Katō

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Hiroko Maki

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Torauemon Utazawa

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Eiko Koike

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Status

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Language

Japanese

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