Dreams

"The past, present, and future. The thoughts and images of one man... for all men. One man's dreams... for every dreamer."

1990 1h 59m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 603

FantasyDrama

Synopsis

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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.

“The past, present, and future. The thoughts and images of one man... for all men. One man's dreams... for every dreamer.”

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Cast

Akira Terao
I
Mitsuko Baisho
Mother of 'I'
Toshie Negishi
Mother carrying child
Mieko Harada
The Snow Fairy
Mitsunori Isaki
Young I
Toshihiko Nakano
Child I
Yoshitaka Zushi
Pvt. Noguchi
Hisashi Igawa
Nuclear Plant Worker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa
Languages: English, Japanese, French
Countries: Japan, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Japanese, French.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Kurosawa, shot by Takao Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shinichiro Ikebe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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ERA

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Akira Terao and Mitsuko Baisho and Toshie Negishi carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Kurosawa directs. Takao Saitō behind the camera. Shinichiro Ikebe scores. Tome Minami cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Japan, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 25% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Japanese, French.
4International production across 2 countries: Japan, United States of America.
5Directed by Akira Kurosawa, shot by Takao Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shinichiro Ikebe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Tome Minami shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Akira Terao and Mitsuko Baisho and Toshie Negishi carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "The past, present, and future. The thoughts and images of one man... for all men. One man's dreams... for every dreamer.".
10IMDB entry: tt0100998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 21 themes, including "life and death", "artist", "volcano", "nuclear power plant".
12Released under 22 different titles around the world.