Akira Kurosawa\u2019s Dreams

Unfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by

Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director\u2019s own nighttime

visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore. In a visually

sumptuous journey through the master\u2019s imagination, tales of childlike

wonder give way to apocalyptic apparitions: a young boy stumbles on a

fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts the ghosts of the war dead;

a power-plant meltdown smothers a seaside landscape in radioactive

fumes. Interspersed with reflections on the redemptive power of

creation, including a richly textured tribute to Vincent van Gogh (who

is played by Martin Scorsese), Akira Kurosawa\u2019s Dreams is both a

showcase for its maker\u2019s artistry at its most unbridled and a deeply

personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance.

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