Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Screening on Film

Directed by Akira Kurosawa.
With Chishu Ryu, Mieko Harada, Mitsuko Naisho.
Japan/US, 1990, 35mm, color, 119 min.
Japanese with English subtitles.

The eight episodes of this lyrical, painterly film depict a number of dreams that are vaguely intended to reflect the life and abiding obsessions of its director. Moving from childhood through war to the terror of nuclear pollution, each of the episodes—which, taken together, represent the director’s multi-faceted style—dazzles through its use of color and superbly wrought mise-en-scène rather than through dialogue or structure. In these stories of spirits, both ancient and modern, Kurosawa takes care to hint at his meanings rather than make them overtly manifest.

January 14 – 30, 2000

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Part of film series

The Late Films of Akira Kurosawa

Part of film series

The Late Films of Akira Kurosawa

Screenings from this program January 2000

Friday14January

Dodes'ka-Den

Sunday16January

Rhapsody in August

Monday17January

Dersu Uzala

Friday21January

After the Rain

Saturday22January

After the Rain

Monday24January

Kagemusha

Tuesday25January

Ran

Wednesday26January

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Thursday27January

Ran

Friday28January

Rhapsody in August

Saturday29January

Kagemusha

Sunday30January

Akira Kurosawa's Dreams

Screenings from this program
January 2000