Village of Dreams (1996)

Tells of the childhood of nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys' relationships with their schoolteacher mother, civil servant father, elderly ... See full summary »

Director:

Yôichi Higashi

Writers:

Yôichi Higashi, Takehiro Nakajima

Stars:

Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama

7 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Mieko Harada	...	Mizue Tashima (mother)
Keigo Matsuyama	...	Seizo Tashima
Shogo Matsuyama	...	Yukihiko Tashima
Kyôzô Nagatsuka	...	Kenzo Tashima (father)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kaneko Iwasaki	...	Toshie
Hôsei Komatsu	...	Grandfather
Tokuko Sugiyama	...	Grandmother
Kôichi Ueda	...	Iwata, Principal

Storyline

Tells of the childhood of nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys' relationships with their schoolteacher mother, civil servant father, elderly landlord, a rough new boy at the school, and three mysterious spirits in the form of old women.

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Plot Keywords:

god of thunder | boy | village | twin | school | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Douce Dame Jolie
Composed by Guillaume de Machaut

User Reviews

Local color of late 1940s rural Japan - not bad, not great

This is a film about two (very naughty but cute!) twins growing up in the post-World War II Japan countryside. The brothers grow up to become artists, one in Kyoto and the other in Tokyo, and the film is their reflection back on their early school days growing up, around ages 8-10 and living in a sylvan country village. I didn't find the film (which I just saw on video) to be captivating, but it was perhaps worth watching to enjoy a bit of local color and get a sense of what late 1940s rural Japan might have been like. --Dilip 12/30/2001

Details

Official Sites:

official webpage

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

13 July 1996 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Village of Dreams

Company Credits

Production Co:

Siglo

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Color:

Color