Rhapsody in August

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Writing Credits

Kiyoko Murata
(novel)
Akira Kurosawa
Ishirô Honda
(uncredited)

Cast

Sachiko Murase
Kane
Hisashi Igawa
Tadao
Narumi Kayashima
Machino
Tomoko Ôtakara
Tami
Mitsunori Isaki
Shinjiro
Toshie Negishi
Yoshie
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Tateo
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
Noboru
Mieko Suzuki
Minako
Richard Gere
Clark
Noriko Honma
Mourner
Sachio Sakai
Mourner

Produced by

Seikichi Iizumi
associate producer
Mike Y. Inoue
associate producer
Hisao Kurosawa
producer
Toru Okuyama
executive producer

Music by

Shinichirô Ikebe

Cinematography by

Takao Saitô
Shôji Ueda

Editing by

Akira Kurosawa

Production Design by

Yoshirô Muraki

Costume Design by

Kazuko Kurosawa

Makeup Department

Tameyuki Aimi
makeup artist
Yumiko Fujii
hair stylist
Kazu Hiro
special makeup effects artist (as Kazuhiro Tsuji)
Yamada Katsura
hairdresser / wigs
Sakai Nakao
hair stylist
Norio Sano
makeup artist
Shoshichiro Ueda
makeup artist

Production Management

Masahiko Kumada
unit manager
Teruyo Nogami
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Vittorio Dalle Ore
assistant director
Ishirô Honda
associate director
Takashi Koizumi
chief assistant director
Naohito Sakai
assistant director
Tsuyoshi Sugino
assistant director
Toru Tanaka
assistant director
Okihiro Yoneda
assistant director

Art Department

Kôichi Hamamura
set director
Kyôko Heya
art assistant
Nami Ishida
property master
Junichiro Konnai
set construction
Takeshi Koshimizu
set construction
Katsuji Maruyama
set construction
Koichi Nonaka
property master
Satoshi Ota
property master
Yasuyoshi Ototake
art assistant
Tadao Shibuya
set construction
Tsuyoshi Shimizu
art assistant
Tsuneo Shimura
art assistant
Tetsuji Tatsuta
property master
Kazuharu Tsuboi
set construction
Ichiro Utsuki
set construction

Sound Department

Kenichi Benitani
sound
Sôichi Inoue
sound assistant (as Soichi Inoue)
Ichirô Minawa
sound effects editor
Masatoshi Saitô
sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department

Yukio Choya
lighting technician
Hisanori Furukawa
lighting technician
Daizaburo Harada
still photographer
Masahiko Hayashi
assistant camera
Hidehiro Igarashi
assistant camera
Miyanobu Inori
lighting technician
Hiroshi Ishida
assistant camera
Tadatoshi Kitagawa
lighting technician
Hiroyuki Kitazawa
assistant camera
Motonobu Kiyoku
assistant camera
Kenzo Masuda
set lighting rigging
Isamu Miwano
grip
Makoto Sano
lighting technician
Takeji Sano
lighting technician
Tetsuo Sawada
lighting technician
Yoshinori Sekiguchi
assistant camera
Kazuo Shikayama
grip
Shigeo Suzuki
assistant camera
Yukio Tanaka
set lighting rigging
Shintaro Tazaki
lighting technician
Hiromatsu Toyoyama
grip
Satoshi Tsuyuki
grip
Isao Yasui
lighting technician

Casting Department

Tsuyoshi Sugino
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Yoko Nagano
wardrobe
Mitsuru Otsuka
wardrobe

Editorial Department

Tome Minami
negative cutter
Masaru Muramoto
assistant editor
Ryûsuke Ôtsubo
assistant editor

Location Management

Magosaka Osada
location manager: Gotemba
Shizuo Osada
location manager: Gotemba

Transportation Department

Hiroto Kurokawa
transportation
Haruo Nakajima
transportation
Ken Ogata
transportation

Additional Crew

Peter Grilli
advisor: Japanese dialogue, Richard Gere
Ishirô Honda
creative consultant
Shushin Hosoya
head production assistant
Hiroko Idetsu
production accountant
Ryosetsu Imai
title calligraphy
Naotaka Kacho
unit publicist
Kenji Kanai
organ tuning
Toshiaki 'Sampei' Kimura
production assistant
Mark R. Lindsay
sales representative (as Mark Lindsay)
Shuji Matsumoto
production accountant
Satoshi Shimozawa
production assistant
Izuhiko Suehiro
production coordinator
Kimihiko Tsurugaya
production assistant
Kazutoshi Wadakura
production assistant
Ryohei Yamaoka
advisor: ants march
Ryûsuke Ôtsubo
instructor: Nagasaki dialect

Thanks

Eric Roth
special thanks
Kazuhiro Sawa
thanks
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