Rhapsody in August (Japanese, Subtitled in English) - Foreign Films Classic Movies on DVD (1993) Starring Richard Gere; Sachiko Murase & Hidetaka Yoshioka; Directed by Akira Kurosawa; MGM Home Entertainment : OLDIES.com

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Rhapsody in August

(Japanese, Subtitled in English)

Starring: Richard Gere; Sachiko Murase & Hidetaka Yoshioka Director: Akira Kurosawa Rated:

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DVD Features:

Region 1; USA & Canada
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:

Stereo Surround - Japanese

Additional Release Material:

Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer

Entertainment Reviews:

Rolling Stone - 01/23/1992

"...[The] story radiates a dazzling, painful beauty that pierces the heart..."

New York Times - 12/20/1991

"...The master is as vigorous and as complex as ever....A brave and wonderfully stubborn [film]..."

Los Angeles Times - 12/23/1991

"...A film of the utmost simplicity and serene beauty....A lovely, exalting film..."

Chicago Sun-Times - 02/14/1992

"...Kurosawa has always been a director of great images, and in his old age he has permitted himself more fanciful, less realistic ones..."

Product Description:

Three generations of a Japanese family are moved by awakening memories of a family event involving an American relative.

Plot Synopsis:

In this moving and thought-provoking film from Akira Kurosawa, four Japanese youngsters begin a voyage of discovery when their parents leave for Hawaii and leave them with their grandmother, Kane.
The elderly woman has never forgotten the horrors caused by the bombing of Nagasaki during World War II, and tells her grandchildren whatever she remembers about it. Most prominent among her haunting memories remains the death of her husband. Although she has never forgiven America for the bombing, her views -- as well as those of the entire family -- get put to the test when her Japanese-American nephew visits them.

Plot Keywords:

Families | Theatrical Release

Production Notes:

Additional Cast: Narumi Kayashima (Machiko), Tomoko Ohtakara (Tami), Mitsunori Isaki (Shinjiro), Toshie Negishi (Yoshie), Choichiro Kawarasaki (Noboru) and Mie Suzuki (Minako).
Distributed by Palace.
The movie was shown, out-of-competition, at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

Cast and Crew:

Starring		Richard Gere, Sachiko Murase & Hidetaka Yoshioka
Directed by		Akira Kurosawa

DVD Details:

Label: MGM Home Entertainment
Originally Released in: 1993
Rated:
Run Time: 1 hours, 38 minutes
Video: Color
Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
Release Date: July 1, 2003
OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 2,754
Item UPC: 027616887511
Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.

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