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Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
Uniform Title
Yume (Motion picture)
夢 (Motion picture)
Title
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams/ Warner Bros. presents ; an Akira Kurosawa USA production ; produced by Hisao Kurosawa, Mike Y. Inoue ; written and directed by Akira Kurosawa.
夢 / Warner Bros. presents ; an Akira Kurosawa USA production ; produced by Hisao Kurosawa and Mike Y. Inoue ; written and directed by Akira Kurosawa.
ISBN
9781681432243
1681432242
Edition
Blu-ray special edition.
Publication
[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2016]
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1990.
Widescreen (1.85:1).
Special features: New audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Price; 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; booklet featuring essay and script for never-filmed ninth dream.
Cinematography, Takao Saito, Shoji Ueda ; film editing, Tome Minami ; music, Shinichiro Ikebe ; executive producer, Steven Spielberg ; creative consultant, Ishiro Honda ; production manager, Teruyo Nogami ; assistant director, Takashi Koizumi ; lighting, Takeji Sano ; art direction, Yoshiro Muraki, Akira Sakuragi ; costume design, Emi Wada ; sound, Kenichi Benitani ; visual effects, Industrial Light & Magic, Sony ; choreographer, Michiyo Hata.
Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
Summary
Unfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa brings eight of the beloved director's own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life.
Variant and related titles
English title on container and disc label: Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
Title from English subtitles: Dreams
Yume
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Japanese
Added to Catalog
February 08, 2019
Series
The Criterion collection ; 842
Credits
Cinematography, Takao Saito, Shoji Ueda ; film editing, Tome Minami ; music, Shinichiro Ikebe ; executive producer, Steven Spielberg ; creative consultant, Ishiro Honda ; production manager, Teruyo Nogami ; assistant director, Takashi Koizumi ; lighting, Takeji Sano ; art direction, Yoshiro Muraki, Akira Sakuragi ; costume design, Emi Wada ; sound, Kenichi Benitani ; visual effects, Industrial Light & Magic, Sony ; choreographer, Michiyo Hata.
Cast
Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada, Mitsunori Isaki, Toshihiko Nakano, Yoshitaka Zushi, Hisashi Igawa, Chosuke Ikariya, Chishu Ryu, Martin Scorsese, Misato Tate, Mieko Suzuki, Masayuki Yui, Shu Nakajima, Sakae Kimura, Tessho Yamashita.
System details note
Blu-ray, region A, widescreen 1.85:1; 2.0 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG.
Videorecording number
CC2696BD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Fantasy films.
Feature films.
Drama.
Also listed under
Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), presenter.
Akira Kurosawa USA Inc., production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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