Rhapsody in August

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.

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Cast

Sachiko Murase
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Otakara
Tomoko Otakara
Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Mitsunori Isaki
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Toshie Negishi
Toshie Negishi
Kane's daughter
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Noboru
Narumi Kayashima
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Richard Gere
Richard Gere
Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Matsue Ono
Kappei Matsumoto

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