Village of Dreams Movie Review 1997

Middle-aged identical twin brothers recall the sweetness of their childhood in a rural Japanese village in 1948. As mischievous eight-year-olds, the duo spend their time playing pranks, spying on their neighbors, and entertaining themselves in the woods and streams. Based on the memoir "The Village of My Paintings" by Seizo Tashima. Japanese with subtitles.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 112 minutes.
Originally from Japanese.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Childhood Visions, Japan, Period Piece: 1940s, Twins, Adapted from Memoirs or Diaries, Family Ties

Screenplay

Takehiro Nakajima, Yoichi Higashi

Cast

Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama

Cinematography

Yoshio Shimizu

Director

Yoichi Higashi