Rhapsody In August
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Choichiro Kawarasaki
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsunori Isaki
Narumi Kayashima
Sachiko Murase
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The story reflects on the economic wars between the United States and Japan and the aftermath of the bombing of Nagasaki, by focusing on three generations of two related families: an American family of pineapple growers in Hawaii and a Japanese family living outside Nagasaki.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Choichiro Kawarasaki
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Mitsunori Isaki
Narumi Kayashima
Sachiko Murase
Richard Gere
Mie Suzuki
Toshie Negishi
Tomoko Ohtakara
Hisashi Igawa
Crew
Kenichi Benitani
Ishiro Honda
Seikichi Iizumi
Shin'ichiro Ikebe
Yoshio Inoue
Akira Kurosawa
Hisao Kurosawa
Kazuko Kurosawa
Yoshiro Muraki
Kiyoko Murata
Toru Okuyama
Takao Saito
Takao Saito
Takeji Sano
Masaharu Ueda
Masaharu Ueda
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 20, 1991
Released in United States December 23, 1991
Released in United States on Video June 29, 1994
Released in United States August 1991
Released in United States September 1991
Released in United States January 1992
Shown at Malmo Film Days in Stockholm August 26-29, 1991.
Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 18-24, 1991.
Shown at Banco Nacional International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro September 5-15, 1991.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.
Began shooting July 2, 1990.
Completed shooting October 10, 1990.
Released in United States Winter December 20, 1991
Released in United States December 23, 1991 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States on Video June 29, 1994
Released in United States August 1991 (Shown at Malmo Film Days in Stockholm August 26-29, 1991.)
Released in United States September 1991 (Shown at Banco Nacional International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro September 5-15, 1991.)
Released in United States January 1992 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival January 8-15, 1992.)
Released in United States August 1991 (Shown at Norwegian Film Festival in Haugesund August 18-24, 1991.)
