Dreams

Name: Dreams
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1990-05-11
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi, Mieko Harada, Mitsunori Isaki

1990·Movie·PG·119 min·★ 7.7(606)

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“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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Germany	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
France	—	Apple TV Store, Sooner, Amazon Video
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Brazil	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
Japan	Hulu, U-NEXT, HBO Max on U-Next	Amazon Video, FOD

About Dreams

Dreams is a 1990 Japanese-language fantasy and drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa. The cast is led by Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Toshie Negishi. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube Free.

Dreams was produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, and Kurosawa Production and made in Japan and United States of America. It was released on May 11, 1990, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $12 million, it went on to gross $3 million worldwide.

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa
Release date: May 11, 1990
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: Japan, United States of America
Budget: $12 million
Box office: $3 million
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Kurosawa Production

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Dreams cast & crew

Dreams was directed by Akira Kurosawa and written by Akira Kurosawa.

The cast features Akira Terao as I, Mitsuko Baisho as Mother of 'I', Toshie Negishi as Mother carrying child, Mieko Harada as The Snow Fairy, Mitsunori Isaki as Young I, and Toshihiko Nakano as Child I.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Shinichiro Ikebe, cinematography is by Takao Saitō, and it was produced by Hisao Kurosawa and Mike Y. Inoue.

Is Dreams worth watching?

Dreams holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 606 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed fantasy films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy fantasy and drama, Dreams is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Dreams

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