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1991·PG

Rhapsody in August

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

Drama1h 38m

🍅60%

🍅

60%

Tomatometer

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73%

Popcornmeter

7.2

TMDB

Storyline

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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Rhapsody in August Official Trailer #1 - Saburo Kadowaki Movie (1991) HD

Details

DirectorAkira Kurosawa

ReleasedMay 25, 1991

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

Kurosawa Production

Shochiku

Sony PCL

IMAGICA

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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Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

3 fresh · 3 rotten

M

Michael Sragow

RTThe New YorkerMar 4, 2013

These days, people are more interested in Kurosawa than he is in being Kurosawa.

G

Geoff Andrew

RTTime OutJun 24, 2006

There's more narrative movement here than in Dreams, but the pedagogic humanism still gets bogged down in facile simplification.

J

Jonathan Rosenbaum

RTChicago ReaderMay 15, 2004

A beautiful reminder from octogenarian Akira Kurosawa that he's still the master.

M

Malcolm L. Johnson

RTHartford CourantApr 16, 2018

There is little drama in all of this, but Kurosawa still knows how to set out a strong ending.

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Information

Title

Rhapsody in August

Released

May 25, 1991

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 38m

Status

Released

Studios

Kurosawa Production, Shochiku

Barefoot Gen 2