
Rhapsody in August
- Drama
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.
Cast

Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo

Tomoko Otakara
Tami
- Mieko Suzuki
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
Matsue Ono
- Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto
- Yoshiko Maki
Yoshiko Maki

Noriko Honma
Mourner
- Natsuyo Kawakami
Natsuyo Kawakami

Kumeko Otowa
- Michio Kida
Michio Kida
- Shizuko Azuma
Shizuko Azuma

Sachio Sakai
Mourner
- Yoshie Kihira
Yoshie Kihira
- Junpei Natsuki
Junpei Natsuki
- Setsuko Kawaguchi
Setsuko Kawaguchi

Shigeo Katō

Hiroko Maki
- Goichi Nagatani
Goichi Nagatani
- Motohiro Toriki
Motohiro Toriki
- Wasuke Izumi
Wasuke Izumi

Torauemon Utazawa

Eiko Koike
- Yukie Shimura
Yukie Shimura
- Saburô Kadowaki
Saburô Kadowaki



















