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Rhapsody in August( 1991)

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

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.

    Top Billed 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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      Mieko Suzuki

      Minako

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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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      Matsue Ono

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      Kappei Matsumoto

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      Yoshiko Maki

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      Noriko Honma

      Mourner

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      Natsuyo Kawakami

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      Kumeko Otowa

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      Michio Kida

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      Shizuko Azuma

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      Sachio Sakai

      Mourner

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      Yoshie Kihira

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      Junpei Natsuki

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      Setsuko Kawaguchi

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      Shigeo Katô

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      Hiroko Maki

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      Goichi Nagatani

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      Motohiro Toriki

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      Wasuke Izumi

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      Torauemon Utazawa

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      Eiko Koike

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      Yukie Shimura

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      Saburô Kadowaki

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • atomic bomb
    • hydrogen bomb
    • long lost relative
    • grandmother
    • japanese american
    • nagasaki
    • mourning ritual
    • grandmother grandson relationship
    • grandmother granddaughter relationship