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Village of Dreams

Village of Dreams

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Overview

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.

Directed by Yōichi Higashi
Written by Takehiro Nakajima, Seizo Tashima, Yōichi Higashi
Produced by Koshiro Sho, Tetsujirô Yamagami
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Top Cast

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Mizue Tashima

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Keigo Matsuyama

Seizo Tashima

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Shogo Matsuyama

Yukihiko Tashima

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Kenzo Tashima

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Toshie

Hōsei Komatsu

Hōsei Komatsu

Grandfather

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Grandmother

Koichi Ueda

Koichi Ueda

Iwata

About Village of Dreams

Village of Dreams is a family, drama film released in 1996. Directed by Yōichi Higashi, it stars Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama. 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.

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