---
title: 'Dreams (1990)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1990-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dreams-1990'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100998/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dreams (1990)

1990 · PG · 119 min · Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction · United States, Japan

Original title: 夢

## Synopsis

Dreams , also known as Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, is a 1990 magical realist anthology film of eight vignettes written and directed by Akira Kurosawa. Inspired by actual recurring dreams that Kurosawa had, it stars Akira Terao, Martin Scorsese, Chishū Ryū, Mieko Harada and Mitsuko Baisho. It was the director's first film in 45 years in which he was the sole author of the screenplay. An international co-production of Japan and the United States, Dreams was made five years after Ran, with assistance from George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, and funded by Warner Bros. The film was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival, and has consistently received positive reviews.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa), [Ishirō Honda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ishiro-honda)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Editor:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Shinichiro Ikebe](https://cinepixo.com/people/shinichiro-ikebe)
- **Producer:** [Steven Spielberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-spielberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Takao Saito](https://cinepixo.com/people/takao-saito), [Shōji Ueda](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoji-ueda)

## Cast

- [Chōsuke Ikariya](https://cinepixo.com/people/chosuke-ikariya)
- [Hisashi Igawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisashi-igawa)
- [Akira Terao](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-terao)
- [Toshie Negishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshie-negishi)
- [Chishū Ryū](https://cinepixo.com/people/chishu-ryu)
- [Mitsuko Baishō](https://cinepixo.com/people/mitsuko-baisho)
- [Mieko Harada](https://cinepixo.com/people/mieko-harada)
- [Noriko Honma](https://cinepixo.com/people/noriko-honma)
- [Martin Scorsese](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-scorsese)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/dreams-1990
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