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Dreams poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.0 / 100
1990·Drama / Fantasy·1h 59m

DREAMS

“The past, present, and future. The thoughts and images of one man... for all men. One man's dreams... for every dreamer.”

Eight visually rich vignettes drawn from Kurosawa’s own dreams—fox weddings and vanished orchards, a soldier’s ghosts, a walk through Van Gogh’s canvases, nuclear nightmares, and a water-mill utopia—meditate on childhood, art, mortality, and humanity’s uneasy bond with nature.

Above the Line
Akira Kurosawa, Ishirô Honda·DirectorAkira Kurosawa·WriterTakao Saitō·Director of PhotographyShinichiro Ikebe·Original Music ComposerTome Minami·Editor
Cast
Akira Terao·IMitsuko Baisho·Mother of 'I'Toshie Negishi·Mother carrying childMieko Harada·The Snow FairyMitsunori Isaki·Young IToshihiko Nakano·Child IYoshitaka Zushi·Pvt. NoguchiHisashi Igawa·Nuclear Plant WorkerChosuke Ikariya·Crying DemonChishū Ryū·Old Man
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Akira Kurosawa·Director
Writing· 1
Akira Kurosawa·Writer
Camera· 7
Takao Saitō·Director of PhotographyShoji Ueda·Director of PhotographyTerry Chostner·Visual Effects CameraSelwyn Eddy·Visual Effects CameraRandy Jonsson·Visual Effects CameraJohn Gazdik·Visual Effects CameraRobert Hill·Visual Effects Camera
Editing· 3
Tome Minami·EditorYōsuke Yafune·Assistant EditorHideto Aga·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Shinichiro Ikebe·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Yoshirō Muraki·Production DesignAkira Sakuragi·Production DesignEmi Wada·Costume DesignAkira Kurosawa·Storyboard Artist
Production· 4
Hisao Kurosawa·ProducerMike Y. Inoue·ProducerSteven Spielberg·Executive ProducerPeter Takeuchi·Visual Effects Producer
Other Departments· 9
Michael Meier·PyrotechnicianKen Ralston·Visual Effects SupervisorMark Sullivan·Visual Effects SupervisorClaudia Mullaly·Visual Effects Art DirectorBarbara Affonso·Modelling SupervisorBruce Vecchitto·Effects SupervisorJil-Sheree Bergin·Visual Effects CoordinatorYusei Uesugi·Matte PainterCaroleen Green·Matte Painter
By the Numbers
64.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
65%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$3M
ROI -75%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Dreams's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Dramatic, Intriguing
Composition
Centered
Era
1940s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features three people at the top of the image, with the title "DREAMS OF FREEDOM" in gold lettering below them. A man on the left wears a suit ”

romance
Key Elements
BuildingFountainHat
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Rural
Design Score
7/10
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