Dreams
“The past, present, and future. The thoughts and images of one man... for all men. One man's dreams... for every dreamer.”
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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Akira Terao·I
Mitsuko Baisho·Mother of 'I'
Toshie Negishi·Mother carrying child
Mieko Harada·The Snow Fairy
Mitsunori Isaki·Young I
Toshihiko Nakano·Child I
Yoshitaka Zushi·Pvt. Noguchi
Hisashi Igawa·Nuclear Plant Worker
Chosuke Ikariya·Crying Demon
Chishū Ryū·Old Man
Average shot length
14s per shot
Akira Kurosawa's career average is 14.5s across 21 measured films —see the full picture.