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Game CloudAkira Kurosawa's Dreams (Criterion Collection)
This is essentially eight separate short films, with some overlaps in characters and thematic material - that of man's relationship with his environment. 'Sunshine Through The Rain' - 'The Peach Orchard' - 'The Blizzard' - 'Crows' - 'Mount Fuji in Red' - The Weeping Demon' - 'Village of the Watermills'
Cast View all
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Akira Terao | I |
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Mitsuko Baisho | Mother of 'I' |
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Toshie Negishi | Mother carrying child |
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Mieko Harada | The Snow Fairy |
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Mitsunori Isaki | 'I' as a boy |
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Toshihiko Nakano | 'I' as a young child |
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Yoshitaka Zushi | Pvt. Noguchi |
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Hisashi Igawa | Nuclear Plant Worker |
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Chosuke Ikariya | The crying demon |
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Chishu Ryu | Old Man |
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Martin Scorsese | Vincent Van Gogh |
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Masayuki Yui | Member of climbing team |
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Tessho Yamashita | Second Lieutenant |
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Misato Tate | Peach Trees' Fairy (segment The Peach Orchard) |
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Catherine Cadou | A woman in the fields (segment Crows) |
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Mieko Suzuki | 'I's sister |
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Mugita Endo | |
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Ryûjirô Oki | |
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Masaru Sakurai | |
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Masaaki Sasaki | |
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Keiki Takenouchi | |
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Motohiro Toriki | |
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Shu Nakajima | Member of climbing team |
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Tokuju Masuda | |
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Masuo Amada |
Crew
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
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| Ishiro Honda |
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| Writer | Akira Kurosawa, Ishiro Honda | |
| Producer | Seikichi Iizumi, Mike Y. Inoue, Hisao Kurosawa, Allan H. Liebert, Steven Spielberg | |
| Musician | Shinichirô Ikebe | |
| Photography | Takao Saitô, Shôji Ueda | |
Personal
| Quantity | 1 |
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| Seen | |
| Added Date | Jul 11, 2017 19:23:52 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:34:29 |
Edition details
| Screen Ratios | Widescreen (1.85:1) |
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| Audio Tracks | DTS 5.1 [Japanese] | SUB [English] |
| Distributor | Criterion |
| Edition Release Date | Nov 15, 2016 |
Notes
Bought with Nick at July 2017 B&N sale
Disc Features
New, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Shoji Ueda, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
New audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince
Making of “Dreams” (1990), a 150-minute documentary shot on set and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi
New interview with production manager Teruyo Nogami
New interview with assistant director Takashi Koizumi
Kurosawa’s Way (2011), a fifty-minute documentary by Kurosawa’s longtime translator Catherine Cadou, featuring interviews with filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Martin Scorsese, Hayao Miyazaki, and others
Trailer
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and Kurosawa’s script for a never-filmed ninth dream, introduced by Nogami
Cover painting by Akira Kurosawa