{"product_id":"akira-kurosawas-dreams-4k-uhd-blu-ray","title":"Akira Kurosawa's Dreams 4K UHD + Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eDreams\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Akira Kurosawa (1990) Criterion Collection 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray | 4K cinematographer-approved digital restoration | \u003cem\u003eJapanese w\/ English subtitles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnfolding in a series of eight mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa was inspired by the beloved director’s own night-time visions, along with stories from Japanese folklore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn a visually sumptuous journey through the master’s 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterspersed 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’s Dreams is both a showcase for its maker’s artistry at its most unbridled and a deeply personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003eAudio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince\u003cbr\u003e- Feature-length documentary from 1990 shot on set and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi\u003cbr\u003e- Interviews with production manager Teruyo Nogami and assistant director Takashi Koizumi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e- Documentary from 2011\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby director Akira Kurosawa’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003elongtime translator Catherine Cadou, featuring interviews with\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efilmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Hayao Miyazaki, Martin Scorsese, and others\u003cbr\u003e- Essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and Kurosawa’s script for a never-filmed ninth dream, introduced by Nogami\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49323555782795,"sku":"qpq1788777735125","price":38.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/5150\/1195\/files\/akira-kurosawas-dreams-4k-uhd-blu-ray_1.jpg?v=1788777763","url":"https:\/\/www.everydaynook.shop\/products\/akira-kurosawas-dreams-4k-uhd-blu-ray","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}