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Village of Dreams

Name: Village of Dreams
Director: Yōichi Higashi
Genre: Family, Drama
Released: 1996-07-13
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama, Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Kaneko Iwasaki

1996 · 1h 52m · Family, Drama

IMDb 6.9

If you're in the mood for a gentle, introspective dive into post-war Japanese childhood with magical realism woven through the everyday, this is a gem—the premise of mysterious spirit women mingling with schoolyard drama has real charm. Watch it tonight if you want something contemplative and culturally rich that won't demand constant action, but skip it if you need plot momentum or broad emotional payoffs.

Plot

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.

Director: Yōichi Higashi

Cast: Mieko Harada, Keigo Matsuyama, Shogo Matsuyama, Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Kaneko Iwasaki

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