Dreams for Sale

2012 2h 17m JA

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 18

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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After losing their restaurant in a fire, a husband and wife come up with a strange plan to rebuild their shattered finances: marrying the husband off to a series of lonely women and defrauding them.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takako Matsu
Satoko Ichizawa
Sadao Abe
Kanya Ichizawa
Rena Tanaka
Satsuki Tanahashi
Sawa Suzuki
Reiko Mutsushima
Tamae Ando
Noriyo Oota
Yusuke Iseya
Jiro Ota
Yuka Ebara
Hitomi Minagawa
Tae Kimura
Takiko Kinoshita

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miwa Nishikawa
Writers: Miwa Nishikawa, Miwa Nishikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miwa Nishikawa, shot by Katsumi Yanagijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takako Matsu and Sadao Abe and Rena Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1970077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Miwa Nishikawa directs. Katsumi Yanagijima behind the camera. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Miwa Nishikawa, shot by Katsumi Yanagijima. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Takako Matsu and Sadao Abe and Rena Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1970077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.