Rhapsody in August
Tears. Laughter. Innocence. It was a summer of remembering.
98 mins
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.
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Noriko Honma
Mourner
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Vittorio Dalle Ore
Assistant Director
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Toru Okuyama
Executive Producer
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Assistant Director
Yumiko Fujii
Hairstylist
Norio Sano
Makeup Artist
Kenichi Benitani
Sound
Naohito Sakai
Assistant Director
Shoshichiro Ueda
Makeup Artist
Soichi Inoue
Sound Assistant
Yamada Katsura
Wig Designer
Tameyuki Aimi
Makeup Artist
Sakai Nakao
Hairstylist
Toru Tanaka
Assistant Director
Masatoshi Saito
Sound Effects Editor
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer
Kiyoko Murata
Novel
Kazuko Kurosawa
Costume Design