Rhapsody in August (1991)

Rhapsody in August (1991)

Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering. 1991-05-25 Japan 98 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

村瀬幸子 is Kane (The Grandmother)
Kane (The Grandmother)
Mieko Suzuki is Minako
Mitsunori Isaki is Shinjiro
根岸季衣 is Kane's daughter
Kane's daughter
茅島成美 is Machino
Richard Gere is Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Clark (Kane's Nephew)