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Sogo Ishii (writer)
Kyuusaku Yumeno (novel)
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Release Date:
15 February 1997 (Japan) more
Plot:
Tomiko is a conductor in a rural bus driven by the handsome Niitaka. Tomiko had received a letter from her best friend Tsuyako... more | add synopsis
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2 wins & 2 nominations more
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Cast

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Rena Komine ... Tomiko Tomonari
Tadanobu Asano ... Tatsuo Niitaka
Kotomi Kyôno ... Chieko Yamashita
Tomoka Kurotani ... Tsuyako Tukikawa
Kirina Mano ... Aiko
Reiko Matsuo ... Mineko Matsuura
Kyûsaku Shimada ... Kuro-Tonbi no kyaku
Takeshi Ikeda ... Tsuwaomote
Shuko Honami ... Tsuyako's mother
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Also Known As:
Labyrinth of Dreams
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90 min
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Masterpiece of intrigue, 15 July 2009
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Author: ebiros2 from United States

Based on Kyusaku Yumeno's novel "Shojo jigoku satsujin rerei", Yume no ginga (Milkyway of dreams) is a masterpiece depicting young girl's dream, and thriller of serial murder.

The film is shot like the old movies from '50s Japan, but the faces of the actors are unmistakably new.

Tomiko who is a bus guide hears about the death of her friend Tsuyako who was engaged with her fellow bus driver Niitaka. She hears about a rumor about serial murderer who is also a bus driver and suspects Tsuyako might have been his victim. One day, Tsuyako's ex fiancé starts to work in her bus company. Tomiko begins to suspect Niitaka might have been responsible for Tsuyako's death.

Yumeno has a dreamy style to his novel. The movie reflects his style, and the translation is done superbly and seamlessly in this movie.

You have to see this movie to appreciate its subtle artistry. Great suspense and mystery set on a backdrop of ordinary day to day life of a young girl.

Highly recommended.

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