Dreams (Yume)
German title: Akira Kurosawas Träume
Francaise title: Rêves
Spain title: Los Sueños De Akira Kurosawa
Greek title: Όνειρα
Russian title: Сны Акиры Куросавы
Original title: Yume
Francaise title: Rêves
Spain title: Los Sueños De Akira Kurosawa
Greek title: Όνειρα
Russian title: Сны Акиры Куросавы
Original title: Yume
Alternative titles:
Konna Yume wo mita | Akira Kurosawa – Träume | Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams | Sueños | Oneira
Konna Yume wo mita | Akira Kurosawa – Träume | Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams | Sueños | Oneira
Episodic film – Japan, USA
Production year: 1989
Movie length: 119 minutes
Production year: 1989
Movie length: 119 minutes
Director: Akira Kurosawa, Ishirō Honda
Writer: Akira Kurosawa
Cinematograph: Takao Saitō
Music: Shin’ichirō Ikebe
Writer: Akira Kurosawa
Cinematograph: Takao Saitō
Music: Shin’ichirō Ikebe
Movie description:
»Dreams« (aka »Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams«) is a 1990 magical realism film based on actual dreams of the film’s director, Akira Kurosawa at different stages of his life. The film is more imagery than dialogue. The film was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.
Episode 1: Sunshine Through The Rain
There is an old legend in Japan that states that when the sun is shining through the rain, the kitsune (foxes) have their weddings (this is a common theme globally – see sunshower). In this first dream, a boy defies the wish of a woman, possibly his mother, to remain at home during a day with such weather. From behind a large tree in the nearby forest, he witnesses the slow wedding procession of the kitsune. Unfortunately, he is spotted by the foxes and runs. When he tries to return home, the same woman says that a fox had come by the house, leaving behind a tantō knife. The woman gives the knife to the boy, implying that he must commit suicide. The woman asks the boy to go and beg forgiveness from the foxes, although they are known to be unforgiving, refusing to let him in unless he does so. The boy sets off into the mountains, towards the place under the rainbow in search for the kitsune’s home.
Episode 2: The Peach Orchard
Hina Matsuri, the Doll Festival, traditionally takes place in spring when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. The dolls that go on display at this time, they say, are representative of the peach trees and their pink blossoms. One boy’s family, however, has chopped down their peach or-chard, so the boy feels a sense of loss during this year’s festival. After being scolded by his older sister the boy spots a small girl running out the front door. He follows her to the now-treeless orchard, where the dolls from his sister’s collection have come to life and are standing before him on the slopes of the orchard. The living dolls, revealing themselves to be the spirits of the peach trees, berate the boy about chopping down the precious trees. But after realizing how much he loved the blossoms, they agree to give him one last glance at the peach trees by way of a slow and beautiful dance to Etenraku. After they disappear the boy finds the small girl walking among the treeless orchard before seeing a single peach tree sprouting in her place.
Further episodes:
Episode 3: The Blizzard
Episode 4: The Tunnel
Episode 5: Crows
Episode 6: Mount Fuji in Red
Episode 7: The Weeping Demon
Episode 8: Village of the Watermills
Episode 1: Sunshine Through The Rain
There is an old legend in Japan that states that when the sun is shining through the rain, the kitsune (foxes) have their weddings (this is a common theme globally – see sunshower). In this first dream, a boy defies the wish of a woman, possibly his mother, to remain at home during a day with such weather. From behind a large tree in the nearby forest, he witnesses the slow wedding procession of the kitsune. Unfortunately, he is spotted by the foxes and runs. When he tries to return home, the same woman says that a fox had come by the house, leaving behind a tantō knife. The woman gives the knife to the boy, implying that he must commit suicide. The woman asks the boy to go and beg forgiveness from the foxes, although they are known to be unforgiving, refusing to let him in unless he does so. The boy sets off into the mountains, towards the place under the rainbow in search for the kitsune’s home.
Episode 2: The Peach Orchard
Hina Matsuri, the Doll Festival, traditionally takes place in spring when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. The dolls that go on display at this time, they say, are representative of the peach trees and their pink blossoms. One boy’s family, however, has chopped down their peach or-chard, so the boy feels a sense of loss during this year’s festival. After being scolded by his older sister the boy spots a small girl running out the front door. He follows her to the now-treeless orchard, where the dolls from his sister’s collection have come to life and are standing before him on the slopes of the orchard. The living dolls, revealing themselves to be the spirits of the peach trees, berate the boy about chopping down the precious trees. But after realizing how much he loved the blossoms, they agree to give him one last glance at the peach trees by way of a slow and beautiful dance to Etenraku. After they disappear the boy finds the small girl walking among the treeless orchard before seeing a single peach tree sprouting in her place.
Further episodes:
Episode 3: The Blizzard
Episode 4: The Tunnel
Episode 5: Crows
Episode 6: Mount Fuji in Red
Episode 7: The Weeping Demon
Episode 8: Village of the Watermills
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Franz-Josef
Die sechste Episode »Fujiyama in Rot« zeigt übrigens, wie nach einem Erdbeben am heiligen Berg Fuji-san ein Atomkraftwerk Block für Block in die Luft geht – eine dunkle Vorahnung von Fukushima?
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