Dreams
“The past, present, and future. The thoughts and images of one man... for all men. One man's dreams... for every dreamer.”
Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.
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Cast
51 people
Akira Terao
I
Known for
Ran
After the Rain
Mitsuko Baisho
Mother of 'I'
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Gannibal
Toshie Negishi
Mother carrying child
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Audition
Mieko Harada
The Snow Fairy
Known for
Ran
The Hours of My Life
Mitsunori Isaki
Young I
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Rhapsody in August
Toshihiko Nakano
Child I
Also in
Choujuu Sentai Liveman
Madadayo
Yoshitaka Zushi
Pvt. Noguchi
Known for
Dodes'ka-den
Red Beard
Hisashi Igawa
Nuclear Plant Worker
Known for
Ran
Pitfall
Chosuke Ikariya
Crying Demon
Also in
Good Luck!!
Bayside Shakedown
Chishū Ryū
Old Man
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Martin Scorsese
Vincent Van Gogh
Known for
Shark Tale
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Masayuki Yui
Member of Climbing Team
Known for
Ran
Kagemusha
Akira Kurosawa Director · Shinichiro Ikebe Composer Takao Saitō Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $3M · Budget $12M · United States release August 24, 1990
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,970,161
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Amblin Entertainment
Production
Kurosawa Production
Production
Akira Kurosawa USA
Production
Japan · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original title
夢
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
English · French · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 10, 1990
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · May 25, 1990
Theatrical
United States · August 24, 1990
Theatrical
United States · June 26, 1991
Physical · LaserDsic
United States
March 18, 2003 · Physical · DVD
August 30, 2011 · Physical · Warner Archive Collection DVD
November 15, 2016 · Physical · The Criterion Collection Blu-ray / DVD
June 8, 2023 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD
Argentina
October 4, 1990 · Theatrical
Australia
September 6, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
February 23, 2023 · Physical · Blu-ray
China
April 16, 2018 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival (4K restoration)
Czechia
January 18, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Projekt 100
February 9, 2016 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Denmark
May 18, 1990 · Theatrical
Finland
May 18, 1990 · Theatrical
France
April 19, 2006 · Physical
July 24, 2023 · Physical · Fnac exclusive Blu-ray
Germany
May 31, 1990 · Theatrical · West Germany
May 15, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
December 31, 2008 · Physical · DVD
September 28, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Greece
November 21, 1998 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
September 14, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Hungary
October 4, 1991 · Theatrical
Israel
September 28, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
May 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Japan
December 16, 1990 · Physical · LaserDisc
November 1, 1998 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival (1 November - 8 November)
December 6, 2003 · Physical · DVD
December 6, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray
November 1, 2025 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
Netherlands
May 23, 1990 · Theatrical
July 5, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Philippines
July 16, 1991 · Theatrical
Poland
May 25, 2011 · TV
Portugal
May 25, 1990 · Theatrical
Slovenia
September 11, 1990 · Theatrical
Spain
July 5, 2011 · Physical · DVD
July 29, 2020 · Physical · Blu-ray
Sweden
May 18, 1990 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 23, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Türkiye
March 8, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 25, 1990 · Theatrical
November 21, 2016 · Physical · The Criterion Collection Blu-ray / DVD
April 22, 2024 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD
Uruguay
August 23, 1990 · Theatrical
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