Yume no ginga (1997)

Tomiko is a conductor in a rural bus driven by the handsome Niitaka. Tomiko had received a letter from her best friend Tsuyako, a conductor in another bus company, just after Tsuyako was ... See full summary »

Director:

Gakuryu Ishii

Writers:

Gakuryu Ishii, Kyuusaku Yumeno (novel)

Stars:

Rena Komine, Tadanobu Asano, Kotomi Kyôno

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
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

Storyline

Tomiko is a conductor in a rural bus driven by the handsome Niitaka. Tomiko had received a letter from her best friend Tsuyako, a conductor in another bus company, just after Tsuyako was killed in a bus accident. Tsuyako wrote that she felt that her fiance and driver, Niitaka, planned to kill her. Tomiko therefore plans to take revenge on Niitaka. However Tomiko falls in love with Niitaka, even though she also suspects him of being the Tokyo bus driver serial killer, who killed his female conductors after tiring of them.

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Plot Keywords:

bus | nail polish | murder | pregnancy | mysterious death | 

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Genres:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

15 February 1997 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Labyrinth of Dreams

Company Credits

Production Co:

KSS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Awesome thriller with extreme feelings

In the Japanese countryside, young girls dream of going to the city find a little job like conductress because of the pretty uniform. But conductress is not so much fun after all. Then they dream about Love... And get lost in a labyrinth of dreams.

Seems a simple plot but wait...

That is one of the few psychological thrillers where you keep wondering until the very end if what you think will happen is really going to happen.

Plus great acting (esp. Tadanobu Asano), plus excellent cinematography, black and white and music just add something to the overall mood.

Highly recommended!