Rhapsody in August 1991

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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

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