Japan / May 25, 1991 / G
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 Katō | |
| Hiroko Maki |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 八月の狂詩曲 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kurosawa Production, Shochiku, TOHO Studios, Sony PCL, IMAGICA |
| Release date | 25 maggio 1991 |
| Executive producer | Toru Okuyama |
| Production | Hisao Kurosawa |
| Writer | Kiyoko Murata, Ishirō Honda, Akira Kurosawa |
| Editing | Akira Kurosawa |
| Cinematography | Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō |
| Assistant directors | Naohito Sakai, Toru Tanaka, Vittorio Dalle Ore, Okihiro Yoneda, Tsuyoshi Sugino, Ishirō Honda, Takashi Koizumi, Akira Kurosawa |
| Camera operators | Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō |
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| Additional photography | Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō |
| Production design | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Art direction | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Set decoration | Yoshirō Muraki |
| Music | Shinichiro Ikebe, Ichirô Minawa, Masatoshi Saito, Soichi Inoue, Kenichi Benitani |
| Sound | Ichirô Minawa, Masatoshi Saito, Soichi Inoue, Kenichi Benitani, Shinichiro Ikebe |
| Costume design | Kazuko Kurosawa, Kazu Hiro, Yamada Katsura, Norio Sano, Shoshichiro Ueda, Yumiko Fujii, Sakai Nakao, Tameyuki Aimi |
| Makeup | Norio Sano, Shoshichiro Ueda, Tameyuki Aimi, Kazu Hiro, Yamada Katsura, Yumiko Fujii, Sakai Nakao, Kazuko Kurosawa |
| Hairstyling | Kazu Hiro, Yamada Katsura, Norio Sano, Shoshichiro Ueda, Yumiko Fujii, Sakai Nakao, Tameyuki Aimi, Kazuko Kurosawa |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Portugal / Sep 13, 1991 / M/12
Germany / Oct 06, 1991 / 6
Italy / Nov 08, 1991
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United States / Dec 20, 1991 / PG
Brazil / Jan 01, 1992 / L / IMDB
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Czechia / Aug 08, 2002 / ČT2
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