Rhapsody in August

1080p 98 min 1991 Published on, 1 year ago

7.2

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.

Country

Japan

Genre

Comedy Drama

Released

25 May, 1991

Main Cast

Sachiko Murase , Hidetaka Yoshioka , Tomoko Otakara , Mitsunori Isaki , Hisashi Igawa

Supporting Cast

Toshie Negishi , Chōichirō Kawarasaki , Narumi Kayashima , Richard Gere , Noriko Honma

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