Rhapsody in August

7.5

The story centers on an elderly hibakusha, who lost her husband in the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, caring for her four grandchildren over the summer. She learns of a long-lost brother, Suzujiro, living in Hawaii…

Takeda Rena

Rena Takeda was born in Iwaki, Fukushima in 1997. In December 2013, she won a competition named "Seeking a second Kumicky" from among the 2,020 applicants. She was an exclusive model in Popteen from February 2014 to April 2016. Since the June 2016 issue, she has been an exclusive model of Non-no, a…

Kai Masato

Music Director and Composer.

Nishimura Kyotaro

Nishimura Kyotaro, real name Kihachiro Yajima was born in Ebara- machi, Ebara-gun, Tokyo (currently Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo ). Mostly known from his detective stories. He has written 619 original works as of March 2019. He also used the pseudonyms Shunsuke Kurokawa and Kyo Nishizaki. He died on March 3,…

Morimoto Leo

Morimoto Leo is a Japanese actor, narrator, talent and voice actor born in Nakagawa, Nagoya, Aichi.

Yamamura Momiji

Yamamura Momiji is a Japanese actress and talent from Kyoto. She belongs to Misa Yamamura office and Toho Entertainment.

Kataoka Tsurutaro

Tsurutarou Kataoka is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best supporting actor at the 31st Blue Ribbon Awards, at the 13th Hochi Film Award and at the 10th Yokohama Film Festival for The Discarnates. -- Wikipedia

Hashimoto Aya

Hashimoto Aya is a Japanese screenwriter.

Akino Taisaku

Taisaku Akino is a Japanese actor and essayist. His real name is Masaaki Tsusaka but he decided to go with a stage name due to confusion with someone else by that name. His daughter is actress Tsaki Tsusaka. He is currently represented by Alright Company. (Source: EigaWiki)

Hachigatsu no Koe wo Hakobu Otoko

Japan in 1972, a time of rapid economic growth. It is no longer the postwar period. Every Japanese person is pursuing affluence. As if going against the trend of the times, Tsujihara Tamotsu (Motoki Masahiro), a journalist…

Hachigatsu no Kieta Hanayome

An office lady who won a magazine sweepstakes and participated in the tour approaches the truth of the murders that occur one after another on the southern island. (Source: TVDB) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Hachigatsu…

Watanabe Hirobumi

Born in 1982 in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Watanabe Hirobumi is a Japanese film director. He also writes the scripts for and performs as an actor in his films. He majored in Japanese literature in college and, after graduation, entered Japan Academy of Moving Images. His graduation project, the 41-minute…

Kishibe Ittoku

Kishibe Ittoku is a Japanese actor and musician. He originally entered show business as the bassist for the Japanese rock bands, The Tigers and Pyg, but later switched to acting. The veteran of over 115 films, he won the Best Actor Japanese Academy Award for Shi no toge in 1991 and was nominated for…

August Love Song

This story centers around four people whose lives are intertwined. Eizo runs a Chinese restaurant and is dealing with the sorrow of losing his wife. His daughter Chika writes lyrics and dreams of becoming famous. Eri…

The Phantom of August

Mamoru works as an illustrator in Tokyo. He and his girlfriend decide to visit his hometown of Onomichi. It is a bitter-sweet homecoming, for Mamoru has not been home in eight years. Upon his return, he experiences…

Duet in August

August Promise

5.3

Three college girls arrive in the countryside in search of an area where marijuana grows. Hitchhiking, they stop the car of a suicidal man, who falls in love with one of the girls at first sight. (Source: TMDb)

Kariyushi In August

Teru, a 17-year-old high school student, goes to live at a relative's house in Okinawa after the death of his mother. He becomes aware of a mysterious and powerful force within their family. Then, one day, he encounters…

Hachigatsu Umare no Onna

Takikawa Yumi, a strong-willed woman born in August and director of an optics company, gets involved in a car collision. The other party involved is Murase, who promptly reports her to the police. In the course of…