Dreams (1990)
Original title: 夢
Dreams is a 1990 Japanese-language fantasy movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, with a running time of 1h 59m. It stars Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho and Toshie Negishi.
Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams, fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia, meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.
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What is Dreams about?
Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams, fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia, meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.
When was Dreams released?
Dreams was released on 11 May 1990.
How long is Dreams?
Dreams runs 1h 59m.
Who made Dreams?
Dreams was directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Where can I watch Dreams?
Dreams is available on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies and YouTube.
Where to watch Dreams
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Cast
- Akira Terao as I
- Mitsuko Baisho as Mother of 'I'
- Toshie Negishi as Mother carrying child
- Mieko Harada as The Snow Fairy
- Mitsunori Isaki as Young I
- Toshihiko Nakano as Child I
- Yoshitaka Zushi as Pvt. Noguchi
- Hisashi Igawa as Nuclear Plant Worker
- Chosuke Ikariya as Crying Demon
- Chishū Ryū as Old Man
- Martin Scorsese as Vincent Van Gogh
- Masayuki Yui as Member of Climbing Team
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