Dreams(夢)
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Japan, United States · 1990
Rated PG · 1h 59m
Director Akira Kurosawa
Starring Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada
Genre Drama, Fantasy
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Based on the actual dreams that director Akira Kurosawa experienced over the course of his life, the film consists of eight vignettes, each based on a different dream, where humans, spirits, and nature interact with each other. The film follows a surrogate Kurosawa character through the ages, beginning in childhood and ending as an elderly man.
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