Rhapsody in August

Original title: Hachigatsu no rapusodî

1991
PG
1h 38m

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Three generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.Three generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.Three generations' responses to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

7.8K

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Awards
- 5 wins & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
At the top of his career from starring alongside Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman (1990), Richard Gere was earning millions of dollars per picture. Akira Kurosawa's company felt they were unable to pay his salary, to which Gere responded with "I'll work free for Kurosawa." Not wanting to take advantage of the actor, they offered him a modest sum, as well as offering to pay for all his travel expenses, including friends he wanted to bring with him to Japan while he worked. One of those friends included Cindy Crawford.

Quotes
Kane: People do anything just to win war. Sooner or later it will destroy us all.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Wayne's World/Medicine Man/Final Analysis/Voyager/Rhapsody in August (1992)

Soundtracks
Nobara (Heidenröslein)
Lyrics by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (uncredited)
Music by Franz Schubert (as Shûberuto)
Performed by Hibari Jidou Gasshoudan (Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tomoko Ôtakara, Mieko Suzuki and Mitsunori Isaki)

Visually and Emotionally Stunning

A beautiful, beautiful film. If you only know Kurosawa through Seven Samurai then this will come as something of a shock. Gentle, sensitive, moving and uplifting. The cinematography is sumptuous with plenty of touches that let you know that this is no ordinary film maker. By far the best of his later films in my opinion.

Don't be confused by the 'starring Richard Gere' tag. He only has a minor part, though he takes it well.

Just go and see it!