Rhapsody in August - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Rhapsody in August"
八月の狂詩曲 (1991)
Timing: 1:38 (98 min)
Rhapsody in August - TMDB rating
7.1/10
147
Rhapsody in August - Kinopoisk rating
7.187/10
1459
Rhapsody in August - IMDB rating
7.2/10
8200

Actors and characters

Photo Sachiko Murase #248606

Sachiko Murase

Sachiko Murase
Character Kane (The Grandmother)
Photo Tomoko Otakara #263688
Tomoko Otakara
Character Tami
Mieko Suzuki
Character Minako
Photo Mitsunori Isaki #23426
Mitsunori Isaki
Character Shinjiro
Photo Hisashi Igawa #94740Photo Hisashi Igawa #94741

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa
Character Tadao
Photo Toshie Negishi #64106

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi
Character Kane's daughter
Photo Narumi Kayashima #303927Photo Narumi Kayashima #352144
Narumi Kayashima
Character Machino
Photo Richard Gere #34806Photo Richard Gere #34807Photo Richard Gere #34808Photo Richard Gere #34809

Richard Gere

Richard Gere
Character Clark (Kane's Nephew)
Photo Noriko Honma #55709Photo Noriko Honma #55710Photo Noriko Honma #55711

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma
Character Mourner
Photo Sachio Sakai #55706

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai
Character Mourner

What's left behind the scenes

  • Richard Gere speaks Japanese in the film despite not knowing the language (he learned his lines by ear).
  • Having starred with Julia Roberts in Garry Marshall's (1934-2016) melodrama 'Pretty Woman' (1990), Richard Gere was at the height of his career and popularity, with his earnings for the film reaching millions of dollars. The filmmakers realized they couldn't afford such fees, to which Gere replied: 'I will work for free with (Akira) Kurosawa (1910-1998).' Not wanting to take advantage of the actor's generosity, they nevertheless promised to pay him a modest sum, as well as cover travel expenses for himself and any friends he wished to bring along to the shoot. Supermodel Cindy Crawford was among those friends.
  • Isiro Honda (1911-1993) filmed the ants on the rose because Kurosawa didn't have the patience for it.
  • After the release of "Pretty Woman," Richard Gere was at the peak of his popularity, and his fees reached millions of dollars. The filmmakers understood that paying such sums was beyond their means, to which Gere stated that he "would work for free for (Akira) Kurosawa." The actor was nevertheless promised a certain amount and coverage of travel expenses to Japan for him and any friends he wanted to take to the set. Cindy Crawford was among these friends.
  • Isiro Honda filmed the ants on the rose because Akira Kurosawa didn't have the patience for it.
  • After the release of "Pretty Woman," Richard Gere was at the peak of his popularity, and his fees reached millions of dollars. The filmmakers realized that paying such sums was beyond their means, to which Gere stated that he would work for free for (Akira) Kurosawa. The actor was still promised some payment and coverage of travel expenses to Japan for him and any friends he wanted to bring to the set. Cindy Crawford was among these friends.
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