Rhapsody in August (1991)
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)
- Matsue Ono
- Kappei Matsumoto
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