- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1991-12-20
- Director: Akira Kurosawa
- Writers: Kiyoko Murata , Akira Kurosawa
- Language: Japanese | English
- Stars: Sachiko Murase , Richard Gere , Hisashi Igawa , Narumi Kayashima , Tomoko Ôtakara , Mitsunori Isaki , Toshie Negishi , Hidetaka Yoshioka , Chōichirō Kawarasaki , Mieko Suzuki
- Runtime: 98 min
- Awards: 5 wins & 7 nominations
- AKA: Rugpjūčio rapsodija (Lithuania) , Rapsodia ton Avgousto (Greece) , Rapsodia en agosto (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Rhapsodie en août (Canada) , Augusztusi rapszódia (Hungary) , Rapsodi i August (Norway) , Rhapsodie im August (Germany) , Ραψωδία τον Αύγουστο (Greece) , Hachi-gatsu no rapusodī (Japan) , Hachigatsu no rapusodî , Hachigatsu no rapusodī (Japan) , Ağustos'ta Rapsodi (Turkey) , Rapsodia en agosto (Spain) , Sierpniowa rapsodia (Poland) , Rhapsody in August (Netherlands the) , Rapsódia em Agosto (Brazil) , Rhapsody in August (United Kingdom) , Rhapsodie en août (France, French Republic) , Rapsódia em Agosto (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Rapsodi i august (Denmark) , Augustirapsodi (Sweden) , Rhapsody in August (United States of America) , Rhapsody in August , Рапсодия през август (Bulgaria) , Elokuun rapsodia (Finland) , Rapsodia in agosto (Italy) , Августовская рапсодия , Rapsodija u kolovozu (Croatia) , Rapsodia en agosto (Chile) , Rapsodia en Agosto (Peru) , Rapsodia en Agosto (Argentina) , 八月狂想曲 (Taiwan) , 八月の狂詩曲(ラプソディー) (Japan) , Rapsodia en agosto (Mexico)
- Plot:
The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, who lost her husband 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.
- IMDB:tt0101991
Rhapsody in August Cast · · · ALL
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Sachiko Murase
Kane (The Grandmother)
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Tomoko Ôtakara
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
Yoshiko Maki
Noriko Honma
Mourner
Natsuyo Kawakami
Kumeko Otowa
Michio Kida
Shizuko Azuma
Sachio Sakai
Mourner
Yoshie Kihira
Junpei Natsuki
Setsuko Kawaguchi
Shigeo Katô
Hiroko Maki
Torauemon Utazawa