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Release Year1996
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresFamily, Drama
Votes12
DirectorYōichi Higashi
WritersSeizo Tashima, Takehiro Nakajima, Yōichi Higashi
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsVillage of Dreams
About Village of Dreams
Tells of the childhood of two 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.
Directed by Yōichi Higashi, Village of Dreams leans on a strong ensemble — Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about family titles of 1996.
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