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Rhapsody in August

Rhapsody in August

# Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
Drama
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1991-05-25
⌚ Running Time: 98 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.1

Beloved Cast

Sachiko Murase original image
Kane (The Grandmother)
Sachiko Murase
Hidetaka Yoshioka original image
Tateo
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tomoko Otakara original image
Tami
Tomoko Otakara
Mieko Suzuki original image
Minako
Mieko Suzuki
Mitsunori Isaki original image
Shinjiro
Mitsunori Isaki
Hisashi Igawa original image
Tadao
Hisashi Igawa
Toshie Negishi original image
Kane's daughter
Toshie Negishi
Chōichirō Kawarasaki original image
Noboru
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Narumi Kayashima original image
Machino
Narumi Kayashima
Richard Gere original image
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Richard Gere
Matsue Ono original image
Matsue Ono
Kappei Matsumoto original image
Kappei Matsumoto
Yoshiko Maki original image
Yoshiko Maki
Noriko Honma original image
Mourner
Noriko Honma
Natsuyo Kawakami original image
Natsuyo Kawakami
Kumeko Otowa original image
Kumeko Otowa
Michio Kida original image
Michio Kida
Shizuko Azuma original image
Shizuko Azuma
Sachio Sakai original image
Mourner
Sachio Sakai
Yoshie Kihira original image
Yoshie Kihira
Junpei Natsuki original image
Junpei Natsuki
Setsuko Kawaguchi original image
Setsuko Kawaguchi
Shigeo Katô original image
Shigeo Katô
Hiroko Maki original image
Hiroko Maki
Goichi Nagatani original image
Goichi Nagatani
Motohiro Toriki original image
Motohiro Toriki
Wasuke Izumi original image
Wasuke Izumi
Torauemon Utazawa original image
Torauemon Utazawa
Eiko Koike original image
Eiko Koike
Yukie Shimura original image
Yukie Shimura
Saburô Kadowaki original image
Saburô Kadowaki

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