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:

boy | village | twin | school | childhood | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Fantasy

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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

User Reviews

Great melodramatic Epos

"E no naka no boku no mura" is a really astonishing film absolutely deserving the silver bear from the Berlinale 1996 for Yoichi Higashi. A film about two japanese painters telling the story of their childhood on the japanese countryside this film creates a striking picture of japanese country life in 1948.