Description: Dreams - Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director’s own nighttime visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s imagination, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic apparitions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts the ghosts of the war dead; a power-plant meltdown smothers a seaside landscape in radioactive fumes. Interspersed with reflections on the redemptive power of creation, including a richly textured tribute to Vincent van Gogh (who is played by Martin Scorsese), Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams is both a showcase for its maker’s artistry at its most unbridled and a deeply personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance. Japan, United States 1990 120 minutes Color 1.85:1 Japanese Spine #842 4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES 4K digital restoration, supervised by cinematographer Shoji Ueda, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features Audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince Feature-length documentary from 1990 shot on set and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi Interviews with production manager Teruyo Nogami and assistant director Takashi Koizumi Documentary from 2011 by director Akira Kurosawa’s longtime translator Catherine Cadou, featuring interviews with filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Hayao Miyazaki, Martin Scorsese, and others Trailer PLUS: An essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and Kurosawa’s script for a never-filmed ninth dream, introduced by Nogami Cover painting by Akira KurosawaDOMESTIC SHIPPING IN THE CONTINENTAL USA WOULD BE $6.50. HAWII, ALASKA AND INTERNATIONAL WILL HAVE TO BE CALCULATED. BTW, I HAVE OTHER CRITERION TITLES LISTED AND MANY MORE YET TO LIST. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIFIC LET ME KNOW.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Case Type: Blu-ray Case
Rating: PG-13
Subtitle Language: English
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Studio: The Criterion Collection
Edition: Criterion Edition
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Type: Movie
Format: Blu-ray
Region Code: Blu-ray: A (Americas, Southeast Asia...)
Release Year: 2016
Language: Japanese
Features: Book Included, Commentary, Retrospective Interviews, With Subtitles
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Period/Historical, Psychological
Run Time: 120 min.
Movie/TV Title: DREAMS
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
