Village of Dreams
1996, Japanese. Directed by Yōichi Higashi.
Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys relationships with their schoolteacher mother, civil servant father, elderly landlord, a rough new boy at the school, and three mysterious spirits in the form of old women.
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 13 July 1996
- Original title
- 絵の中のぼくの村
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takehiro Nakajima, Seizo Tashima, Yōichi Higashi
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Village of Dreams runs 112 minutes (1h 52m).
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What movies are like Village of Dreams?
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Who directed Village of Dreams?
Village of Dreams (1996) was directed by Yōichi Higashi and stars Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama.