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With: Sachiko Murase, Hisashi Igawa, Narumi Kayashima, Tomoko Otakara, Mitsunori Isaki, Toshie Negishi, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Choichiro Kawarazaki, Mieko Suzuki, Richard Gere
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Written by: Akira Kurosawa, based on a novel by Kiyoko Murata
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Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
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MPAA Rating: PG
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Language: Japanese, with English subtitles
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Running Time: 98
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Date: 12/20/1991
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Rhapsody in August (1991)
End of Summer
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Maybe director Akira Kurosawa was impressed by Hollywood star Richard Gere's Zen philosophy when the two got together for this late, minor work from the great Japanese director. The movie is mostly about an old woman (Sachiko Murase) and her various grandchildren, and Gere (playing her half-Japanese nephew) comes to visit midway through the film. It has some sad, lovely moments, and Gere actually manages not to stick out too badlyÉ
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