Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
Brief Synopsis
In eight dream sequences, the great Japanese director explores his preoccupations with matters of life, death and art.
Cast & Crew
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toshihiko Nakano
Mie Suzuki
Akira Terao
Yuko Harada
Hisashi Igawa
Power Station Worker
Film Details
Also Known As
Dreams, Konna Yume Wo Mita, Los sueños de Akira Kurosawa, Reves
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Fantasy
Foreign
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Hokkaido, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Synopsis
A film based on eight of Kurosawa's dreams, ranging from the lyrical to the apocalyptic.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Cast
Toshihiko Nakano
Mie Suzuki
Akira Terao
Yuko Harada
Hisashi Igawa
Power Station Worker
Chosuke Ikariya
Yumi Ezaki
Rika Miyazawa
Kenji Fujita
Masami Ozeki
Kenzo Shirahama
Kumeko Otowa
Tatsunori Tokuhashi
Harumi Fujii
Yoko Hayashi
Catherine Cadou
Motoko Inagawa Office
Mitsuru Shibuya
Sakae Kimura
Masayuki Yui
Koichi Kase
Yasushige Turuoka
Ayako Honma
Sachiko Oguri
Sayuri Yoshioka
Tetsu Watanabe
Chishu Ryu
Masaru Sakurai
Kazue Nakanishi
Tetsuya Ito
Sumimaro Yochimi
Haruka Sugata
Shizuko Azuma
Ryujiro Oki
Michio Kida
Mayumi Kamimura
Masaki Enomoto
Koji Kanda
Machiko Ichihashi
Noriko Hayami
Yasuhiro Kajimoto
Kou Ishikawa
Miki Kado
Kumiko Ishizuka
Aya Ikaida
Akisato Yamada
Yuji Sawayama
Eiji Iida
Mayumi Ono
Yoshitaka Zushi
Mika Edaki
Masaki Sasaki
Yukimasa Natori
Takashi Odajima
Yuka Kojima
Shoichiro Sakata
Shin Tonomura
Miyuki Egawa
Hatsue Nishi
Akitoku Inaba
Maiko Okamoto
Yuko Ishiwa
Misato Tate
Shogo Tomomori
Hiroshi Miyasaka
Wasuke Izumi
Satoshi Hara
Kento Toriki
Osamu Yayama
Hideharu Takeda
Mika Ikeya
Hayakawa Productions
Mon Ota
Chika Yamabe
Akira Tashiro
Michio Hino
Asako Hirano
Shu Nakajima
Yoshie Kihira
Yukie Shimura
Toshie Negishi
Koichi Imamura
Masatoshi Miya
Junichi Kubozono
Setsuko Kawaguchi
Mugita Endo
Tanba Dojo
Chika Nishio
Toshiya Ito
Saburo Kadowaki
Megumi Hata
Torauemon Utazawa
Junpei Natsuki
Kokugakuin University
Sachio Sakai
Tessho Yamashita
Martin Scorsese
Hiroko Maki
Teruko Nakayama
Takashi Ito
Katsumi Naito
Himawari Theatre Group
Tadashi Okumura
Umiko Takahashi
Reiko Nanao
Yuko Matsumura
Nagamitsu Satake
Makoto Hasegawa
Sayuri Kobayashi
Yasuyuki Iwanaga
Masayo Mochida
Sakiko Yamamoto
Shizuka Isami
Takuju Masuda
Mai Watanabe
Naoto Shigemizu
Yumiko Miyata
Tomomi Yoshizawa
Hiroko Okuno
Ayaka Takahashi
Hiroto Tamura
Mitsuko Baisho
Shigeo Kato
Haruko Togo
Mitsuji Tsuwako
Hideto Aota
Goichi Nagatani
Ken Takemura
Miyako Kawana
Masato Goto
Mayuko Akashi
Keiki Takenouchi
Yasuhito Yamanaka
Mitsunori Isaki
Masuo Amada
Nana Yamakawa
Ryoko Kawai
Masumi Yoda
Machiko Terada
Sachiko Nakayama
Ryo Nagasawa
Yoshiko Maki
Mieko Harada
Megumi Sakai
Shigeru Edaki
Norio Takei
Motoyuki Higashimura
Michiko Kawada
Fujio Tokita
Crew
Hideto Aga
Assistant Editor
Tameyuki Aimi
Makeup
Jon Alexander
Camera Operator
Kenichi Benitani
Sound
Jil-sheree Bergin
Effects Coordinator
Barbara Brennan
Rotoscope Animator
Charles Canfield
Camera Operator
Jo Carson
Camera Operator
Wade Childress
Camera Operator
Terry Chostner
Camera Operator
Yukio Choya
Lighting Technician
Susan Adele Colletta
Post-Production Coordinator
Jonathan Crowe
Assistant
Jeff Doran
Camera Operator
Selwyn Eddy
Camera Operator
Ikuko Endo
Other
Vladimir Fedosev
Music Conductor
Yumiko Fujii
Hairdresser
Akira Fukuda
Wardrobe
Hisanori Furukawa
Lighting Technician
John Gazdik
Camera Assistant
Brian Gernand
Visual Effects
Michael Gleason
Editor
Reuben Goldberg
Pyrotechnics
Caroleen Green
Matte Painter
Koichi Hamamura
Set Decorator
Kazutami Hara
Photography
Daizaburo Harada
Photography
Mutsuhiro Harada
Photography
Michiyo Hata
Choreographer
Hiroshi Hattori
Camera Assistant
Kiyoharu Hayano
Assistant Director
Kyoko Heya
Art Assistant
Robert Hill
Camera Assistant
Takabumi Hirata
Camera Operator
Inoshiro Honda
Creative Consultant
Yuichi Horita
Grip
Shushin Hosoya
Production Assistant
Peg Hunter
Other
Paul Huston
Camera Operator
Hiroko Idetsu
Production Accountant
Hidehiro Igarashi
Camera Assistant
Hideho Iioka
Lighting Technician
Shin'ichiro Ikebe
Music
Toru Ikegaki
Transportation
Seikichi Ilizumi
Assistant Producer
Miyanobu Inori
Lighting Technician
Mike Y Inoue
Producer
Mikio Inoue
Photography
Soichi Inoue
Sound
Lee Colortran International
Lighting
Hiroshi Ishida
Camera Assistant
Mami Ishida
Props
Randy Johnson
Camera Assistant
Tadao Kanzaki
Technical Advisor
Dave Karpman
Other
Yamada Katsura
Wig Supplier
Yamada Katsura
Hair
Takashi Kawabata
Photography
Yoshiaki Kawai
Props
Tadatoshi Kitagawa
Lighting Technician
Hiroyuki Kitazawa
Camera Assistant
Takashi Kobayashi
Photography
Takashi Koizumi
Assistant Director
Masaharu Komatsuki
Transportation
Mitsu Kondo
Camera Assistant
Nariyuki Kondo
Art Assistant
Masahiko Kumada
Unit Manager
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hisao Kurosawa
Producer
Kazuko Kurosawa
Wardrobe
Allan H Liebert
Associate Producer
Tetsuji Maezawa
Other
Kenzo Masuda
Lighting
Shuji Matsumoto
Production Accountant
Kosuke Matsushima
Camera Assistant
Marghe Mcmahon
Visual Effects
Noriko Meharu
Negative Cutting
Noriaki Minami
Sound
Tome Minami
Editor
Tome Minami
Negative Cutting
Ichiro Minawa
Sound Effects
Isamu Miwano
Grip
Katsuhiro Miyaguchi
Titles
Michihisa Miyashige
Editor
Tokiko Mochizuki
Technical Advisor
Craig Mohegan
Other
Tim Morgan
Electrician
Nancy Morita
Camera Assistant
Claudia Mullaly
Art Director
Yoshiro Muraki
Production Designer
David Murphy
Electrician
Yoko Nagano
Wardrobe
Minoru Nakano
Visual Effects
Sakai Nakao
Hairdresser
Makoto Negishi
Camera Operator
Lori J Nelson
Other
Kunio Niwa
Unit Manager
Teruyo Nogami
Production Manager
Tomio Omata
Other
Vittorio Dalle Ore
Assistant Director
Magosaku Osada
Other
Shizuo Osada
Other
Satoshi Ota
Props
Yasuyoshi Ototake
Art Assistant
Ryusuke Otsubo
Assistant Editor
Mitsuru Otsuka
Wardrobe
Randy Ottenberg
Visual Effects
Ken Ralston
Visual Effects Supervisor
Charles Ray
Pyrotechnics
Tom Rosseter
Other
Masatoshi Saito
Sound Effects
Takao Saito
Cinematographer
Naohito Sakai
Assistant Director
Yuzuru Sakai
Props
Akira Sakuragi
Art Director
Makoto Sano
Lighting Technician
Norio Sano
Makeup
Takeji Sano
Lighting
Tetsuo Sawada
Lighting Technician
Wesley Seeds
Visual Effects
Yoshinori Sekiguchi
Camera Assistant
Yasuhisa Serizawa
Transportation
Satoshi Shimozawa
Production Assistant
Eben Stromquist
Visual Effects
Izuhiko Suehiro
Production Coordinator
Tsuyoshi Sugino
Assistant Director
Mark Sullivan
Visual Effects Supervisor
Akio Suzuki
Photography
Shigeo Suzuki
Camera Assistant
Yasunori Suzuki
Casting Associate
Sadamu Takahara
Grip
Yoshiya Takahashi
Photography
Takashi Takei
Transportation
Peter Takeuchi
Visual Effects
Takaya Takizawa
Other
Toru Tanaka
Assistant Director
Yukio Tanaka
Lighting
Kazuharu Tsuboi
Construction
Takeaki Tsukada
Matte Painter
Kimihiko Tsurugaya
Transportation
Satoshi Tsuyuki
Grip
Masaharu Ueda
Cinematographer
Shoshichiro Ueda
Makeup
Yusei Useugo
Matte Painter
Ichiro Utsuki
Construction
Keisuke Utsumi
Transportation
Emi Wada
Costume Designer
Kazutoshi Wadakura
Production Assistant
Kazushi Watanabe
Camera Assistant
Toshio Watanabe
Camera Assistant
Yosuke Yafune
Assistant Editor
Masahito Yano
Sound
Isao Yasui
Lighting Technician
Hiromasa Yonahara
Lighting Technician
Okihiro Yoneda
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Dreams, Konna Yume Wo Mita, Los sueños de Akira Kurosawa, Reves
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Fantasy
Foreign
Release Date
1990
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Hokkaido, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 59m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
The Republic of Japan
Released in United States Summer August 24, 1990
Wide Release in United States September 14, 1990
Released in United States on Video March 20, 1991
Released in United States 1990
Released in United States June 8, 1990
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 23-September 3, 1990.
Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8, 1990.
Began shooting January 1989.
"In the Village" from Caucasian Sketches Suite for Orchestra Opus 10 used in the film.
Film utilized High-Definition TV (HDTV) technology.
Released in United States Summer August 24, 1990
Wide Release in United States September 14, 1990
Released in United States on Video March 20, 1991
Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (out of competition) August 23-September 3, 1990.)
Released in United States June 8, 1990 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8, 1990.)
