Dreams (1990)
Dreams (1990)
The past, present, and future. The thoughts and images of one man... for all men. One man's dreams... for every dreamer.
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.

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Cast

Akira Terao Akira Terao As: I
Mitsuko Baisho Mitsuko Baisho As: Mother of 'I'
Toshie Negishi Toshie Negishi As: Mother carrying child
Mieko Harada Mieko Harada As: The Snow Fairy
Mitsunori Isaki Mitsunori Isaki As: Young I
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

Genres: Fantasy, Drama

Language: English, Français, 日本語

Release Date: 11 May 1990

Country: JP, US

Runtime: 119m

Company Credits

Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Kurosawa Production, Akira Kurosawa USA

Budget: $12,000,000

Revenue: $2,970,161

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Cast

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Takashi Koizumi

Takashi Koizumi

First Assistant Director

Okihiro Yoneda

Okihiro Yoneda

Assistant Director

Naohito Sakai

Naohito Sakai

Assistant Director

Tsuyoshi Sugino

Tsuyoshi Sugino

Assistant Director

Kiyoharu Hayano

Kiyoharu Hayano

Assistant Director

Toru Tanaka

Toru Tanaka

Assistant Director

Vittorio Dalle Ore

Vittorio Dalle Ore

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Mike Y. Inoue

Mike Y. Inoue

Producer

Hisao Kurosawa

Hisao Kurosawa

Producer

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo Nogami

Production Manager

Allen H. Liebert

Allen H. Liebert

Associate Producer

Seikichi Iizumi

Seikichi Iizumi

Associate Producer

Izuhiko Suehiro

Izuhiko Suehiro

Production Coordinator

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Executive Producer

Yasunori Suzuki

Yasunori Suzuki

Casting Assistant

Kunio Niwa

Kunio Niwa

Unit Manager

Masahiko Kumada

Masahiko Kumada

Unit Manager

Yasuhiko Higashi

Yasuhiko Higashi

Publicist

Tadao Kanzeki

Tadao Kanzeki

Location Production Assistant

Magosaka Osada

Magosaka Osada

Location Manager

Shizuo Osada

Shizuo Osada

Location Manager

Shuji Matsumoto

Shuji Matsumoto

Production Accountant

Hiroko Idetsu

Hiroko Idetsu

Production Accountant

Shushin Hosoya

Shushin Hosoya

Production Assistant

Satoshi Shimozawa

Satoshi Shimozawa

Production Assistant

Kazutoshi Wadakura

Kazutoshi Wadakura

Production Assistant

Edited By

Tome Minami

Tome Minami

Editor

Hideto Aga

Hideto Aga

Assistant Editor

Yōsuke Yafune

Yōsuke Yafune

Assistant Editor

Ryûsuke Ôtsubo

Ryûsuke Ôtsubo

Assistant Editor

Tome Minami

Tome Minami

Negative Cutter

Noriko Meharu

Noriko Meharu

Negative Cutter

Costume and Makeup

Emi Wada

Emi Wada

Costume Design

Sakai Nakao

Sakai Nakao

Makeup Artist

Tameyuki Aimi

Tameyuki Aimi

Makeup Artist

Norio Sano

Norio Sano

Makeup Artist

Sakai Nakao

Sakai Nakao

Hairdresser

Yumiko Fujii

Yumiko Fujii

Hairdresser

Kazuko Kurosawa

Kazuko Kurosawa

Wardrobe Designer

Akira Fukuda

Akira Fukuda

Wardrobe Designer

Yoko Nagano

Yoko Nagano

Wardrobe Designer

Mitsuru Otsuka

Mitsuru Otsuka

Wardrobe Designer

Yamada Katsura

Yamada Katsura

Hairstylist

Katsuhiro Yamada

Katsuhiro Yamada

Wig Designer

Sound

Shinichiro Ikebe

Shinichiro Ikebe

Original Music Composer

Kenichi Benitani

Kenichi Benitani

Sound

Sôichi Inoue

Sôichi Inoue

Sound Assistant

Masahito Yano

Masahito Yano

Sound Assistant

Noriaki Minami

Noriaki Minami

Sound Assistant

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects Editor

Masatoshi Saito

Masatoshi Saito

Sound Effects Editor

Visual Effects

Ken Ralston

Ken Ralston

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mark Sullivan

Mark Sullivan

Visual Effects Supervisor

Peter Takeuchi

Peter Takeuchi

Visual Effects Producer

Barbara Affonso

Barbara Affonso

Modelling Supervisor

Bruce Vecchitto

Bruce Vecchitto

Effects Supervisor

Jil-Sheree Bergin

Jil-Sheree Bergin

Visual Effects Coordinator

Terry Chostner

Terry Chostner

Visual Effects Camera

Selwyn Eddy

Selwyn Eddy

Visual Effects Camera

Randy Jonsson

Randy Jonsson

Visual Effects Camera

John Gazdik

John Gazdik

Visual Effects Camera

Robert Hill

Robert Hill

Visual Effects Camera

Yusei Uesugi

Yusei Uesugi

Matte Painter

Caroleen Green

Caroleen Green

Matte Painter

Brian Gernand

Brian Gernand

Modeling

Eben Stromquist

Eben Stromquist

Modeling

Randy Ottenberg

Randy Ottenberg

Modeling

Wesley Seeds

Wesley Seeds

Modeling

Marghi McMahon

Marghi McMahon

Modeling

Barbara Brennan

Barbara Brennan

Rotoscoping Artist

Akio Suzuki

Akio Suzuki

Compositing Artist

Mikio Inoue

Mikio Inoue

Compositing Artist

Mutsuhiro Harada

Mutsuhiro Harada

Compositing Artist

Yoshiya Takahashi

Yoshiya Takahashi

Compositing Artist

Minoru Nakano

Minoru Nakano

Visual Effects Supervisor

Taksuhiro Miyaguchi

Taksuhiro Miyaguchi

Matte Painter

Camera

Takao Saitō

Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

Shoji Ueda

Shoji Ueda

Director of Photography

Kazutami Hara

Kazutami Hara

Other

Daizaburo Harada

Daizaburo Harada

Still Photographer

Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Assistant Camera

Toshirô Watanabe

Toshirô Watanabe

Assistant Camera

Hidehiro Igarashi

Hidehiro Igarashi

Assistant Camera

Hiroyuki Kitazawa

Hiroyuki Kitazawa

Assistant Camera

Hiroshi Ishida

Hiroshi Ishida

Assistant Camera

Kazushi Watanabe

Kazushi Watanabe

Assistant Camera

Kosuke Matsushima

Kosuke Matsushima

Assistant Camera

Mitsu Kondo

Mitsu Kondo

Assistant Camera

Hiroshi Hattori

Hiroshi Hattori

Assistant Camera

Isamu Miwano

Isamu Miwano

Grip

Satoshi Tsuyuki

Satoshi Tsuyuki

Grip

Sadamu Takahara

Sadamu Takahara

Grip

Yuichi Horita

Yuichi Horita

Grip

Daisaburo Harada

Daisaburo Harada

Still Photographer

Lighting

David Murphy

David Murphy

Electrician

Takeji Sano

Takeji Sano

Chief Lighting Technician

Yukio Choya

Yukio Choya

Lighting Technician

Tadatoshi Kitagawa

Tadatoshi Kitagawa

Lighting Technician

Makoto Sano

Makoto Sano

Lighting Technician

Tetsuo Sawada

Tetsuo Sawada

Lighting Technician

Miyanobu Inori

Miyanobu Inori

Lighting Technician

Hisanori Furukawa

Hisanori Furukawa

Lighting Technician

Isao Iioka

Isao Iioka

Lighting Technician

Hideho Iioka

Hideho Iioka

Lighting Technician

Hiromasa Yonahara

Hiromasa Yonahara

Lighting Technician

Kenzo Masuda

Kenzo Masuda

Rigging Gaffer

Yukio Tanaka

Yukio Tanaka

Rigging Gaffer

Art Department

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Storyboard Artist

Akira Sakuragi

Akira Sakuragi

Production Design

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Kôichi Hamamura

Kôichi Hamamura

Set Decoration

Kyōko Heya

Kyōko Heya

Art Department Assistant

Noriyuki Kondo

Noriyuki Kondo

Art Department Assistant

Yasuyoshi Ototake

Yasuyoshi Ototake

Art Department Assistant

Satoshi Ota

Satoshi Ota

Props

Yuzuru Sakai

Yuzuru Sakai

Props

Mami Ishida

Mami Ishida

Props

Yoshiaki Kawai

Yoshiaki Kawai

Props

Takeaki Tsukada

Takeaki Tsukada

Title Designer

Other Crew

Michael Meier

Michael Meier

Pyrotechnician

Claudia Mullaly

Claudia Mullaly

Visual Effects Art Director

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Creative Consultant

Michiyo Hata

Michiyo Hata

Choreographer

Tokiko Mochizuki

Tokiko Mochizuki

Choreographer

Takashi Takei

Takashi Takei

Driver

Kimihiko Tsurugaya

Kimihiko Tsurugaya

Driver

Toru Ikegaki

Toru Ikegaki

Driver

Keisuke Utsumi

Keisuke Utsumi

Driver

Yasuhisa Serizawa

Yasuhisa Serizawa

Driver

Masahara Komatsuki

Masahara Komatsuki

Driver

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