{"product_id":"akira-kurosawas-dreams-criterion-collection-blu-ray","title":"Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAkira Kurosawa's Dreams (Criterion Collection)[Blu-ray]Special Edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfolding in a series of mythic vignettes, this late work by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai, Ran) brings eight of the beloved director s own nighttime visions, informed by tales from Japanese folklore, to cinematic life. In a visually sumptuous journey through the master s unconscious, tales of childlike wonder give way to apocalyptic visions: a young boy stumbles on a fox wedding in a forest; a soldier confronts the ghosts of the war dead; a power-plant meltdown smothers a seaside landscape in radioactive fumes. Interspersed with reflections on the redemptive power of art, including a richly textured tribute to Vincent van Gogh (played by Martin Scorsese), Akira Kurosawa s Dreams is both a showcase for its maker s imagination at its most unbridled and a deeply personal lament for a world at the mercy of human ignorance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew, restored 4K digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Masaharu Ueda, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew audio commentary featuring film scholar Stephen Prince\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking of Dreams (1990), a 150-minute documentary shot on-set and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with assistant director Takashi Koizumi\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew interview with production manager Teruyo Nogami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKurosawa s Way (2011), a fifty-minute documentary by director Akira Kurosawa s longtime translator Catherine Cadou, featuring interviews with filmmakers Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Bong Joon-ho, Abbas Kiarostami, Hayao Miyazaki, Martin Scorsese, Julie Taymor, Shin ya Tsukamoto, and John Woo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrailer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew English subtitle translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Japanese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubtitles: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of discs: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun Time: 120 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri and Kurosawa s script for a never-filmed ninth dream, introduced by Nogami\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarring: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Martin Scorsese, Chishu Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yoshitaka Zushi, Toshie Negishi, Hisashi Igawa, Chôsuke Ikariya, Sachio Sakai\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49061640634642,"sku":"715515188715","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/3089879.jpg?v=1715193430","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/akira-kurosawas-dreams-criterion-collection-blu-ray","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}