Rhapsody in August
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Rhapsody in August is a 1991 Japanese drama film by Akira Kurosawa based on the novel Nabe no Naka by Kiyoko Murata. Starring Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, and Richard Gere, the story centers on
Theatrical release poster
Gere in October 2007
The depiction of the eye represents the blast of the atomic bomb, described as "omnipotent" by Galbraith, and "cosmic" by Goodwin.
Some American reviewers were upset at the film's lack of acknowledgement of the attack on Pearl Harbor when they believed Clark apologized for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Akira Kurosawa
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Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. With a bold and dynamic style strongly influenced by Western cinema yet distinct from it, he is
Rhapsody in August
…Rhapsody in August (Japanese: 八月の狂詩曲, Hepburn: Hachigatsu no Rapusodī) is a 1991 Japanese drama film by Akira Kurosawa based on the novel Nabe no Naka by Kiyoko Murata. Starring Sachiko Murase, Hidetaka Yoshioka, and Richard Gere, the story centers on an elderly hibakusha…
Kurosawa in 1953
From the left: Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda, and Senkichi Taniguchi with their mentor Kajirō Yamamoto, late 1930s
Kurosawa (left) and Mikio Naruse (right) during the production of Avalanche (1937)
Filming of The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail, 1945