Rhapsody in August (1991) Japan
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Director:Akira Kurosawa
Studio:MGM (Video & DVD)
Producer:Hisao Kurosawa, Mike Y. Inoue, Seikichi Iizumi, Toru Okuyama
Writer:Akira Kurosawa, Kiyoko Murata
Rating:4.5
Rated:PG
Date Added:2006-03-27
ASIN:B00008ZZ9O
UPC:0027616887511
Price:$14.95
Awards:5 wins & 6 nominations
Genre:Drama
Release:2003-01-07
IMDb:0101991
Duration:98
Picture Format:Widescreen
Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
Sound:Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Languages:Japanese, Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Subtitles:English, Spanish, French
Features:Anamorphic
Subtitled
Akira Kurosawa  ...  (Director)
Akira Kurosawa, Kiyoko Murata  ...  (Writer)
 
Sachiko Murase  ...  Kane
Hisashi Igawa  ...  Tadao
Narumi Kayashima  ...  Machino
Tomoko Otakara  ...  Tami
Mitsunori Isaki  ...  Shinjiro
Toshie Negishi  ...  Kane's daughter
Hidetaka Yoshioka  ...  Tateo
Choichiro Kawarazaki  ...  Noboru
Mieko Suzuki  ...  Minako (as Mie Suzuki)
Richard Gere  ...  Clark (as Richâdo Gia)
Shizuko Azuma  ...  
Satoko Hayashi  ...  
Masahito Hirose  ...  
Noriko Homma  ...  
Fumiko Honma  ...  Mourner
Ayao Imada  ...  
Tomi Iwasawa  ...  
Wasuke Izumi  ...  
Saburo Kadowaki  ...  
Hiroko Kamaya  ...  
Maru Kariya  ...  
Tsuyo Kataoka  ...  
Shigeo Kato  ...  
Setsuko Kawaguchi  ...  
Natsuyo Kawakami  ...  
Michio Kida  ...  
Yoshie Kihira  ...  
Sakae Koike  ...  
Akiji Maeda  ...  
Hiroko Maki  ...  
Yoshiko Maki  ...  
Ise Maruyama  ...  
Kappei Matsumoto  ...  
Goichi Nagatani  ...  
Kiyoshi Nakamura  ...  
Chiyono Nakayama  ...  
Junpei Natsuki  ...  
Ei Ogata  ...  
Masako Oka  ...  
Teru Oki  ...  
Kinu Ono  ...  
Matsue Ono  ...  
Kumeko Otowa  ...  
Sachio Sakai  ...  Mourner
Akio Sakita  ...  
Takatoshi Shimohira  ...  
Yukie Shimura  ...  
Yukie Sugisaki  ...  
Tomo Takano  ...  
Fumi Takeshita  ...  
Tadashi Tomonaga  ...  
Kimi Toshita  ...  
Yoshiko Tsuji  ...  
Haruko Uesugi  ...  
Torauemon Utazawa  ...  
Koji Wada  ...  
Tai Yamaguchi  ...  
Mieko Yasunaga  ...  
Katsuji Yoshida  ...  
Chiyoko Yoshihara  ...  
Haruo Yoshihara  ...  
Hideko Yoshiyama  ...  
Tomoko Ôtakara  ...  Tami
Chôichirô Kawarazaki  ...  Noboru
Noriko Honma  ...  Mourner
Tomoko Ôtakara  ...  Tami
Chôichirô Kawarasaki  ...  Noboru
Summary: The final film released in the U.S. by Japanese master Akira Kurosawa looks at the atomic blast at Nagasaki from a distance of more than 40 years, through the eyes of a woman who survived it--and the grandchildren who are spending the summer with her. Though she tries not to think about it, the memory of the bombing is with her every day, in the family she lost and the scars she still carries. But the grandchildren insist on seeing the memorial, which brings it home to her once again--and to us. Though sometimes slow going (and what is Richard Gere doing in this movie, as her Amer-Asian nephew?), Rhapsody in August is a story about family and about living in the present while never being allowed to forget the past. --Marshall Fine