Once Upon a Dream
CLASSICS: RESTORATIONS & REDISCOVERIES
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
For the film’s 10th anniversary, experimental filmmaker Kei Shichiri (DUBHOUSE, JAPAN CUTS 2015) presents an all-new sound and image remastering of his tour de force film (formerly translated as Before the Day Breaks). Based on a manga by Naoki Yamamoto, the film follows Aochi, who sleeps and sleeps but never feels like she has slept enough. Shichiri, who explores the limits of sound and image in his diverse body of work, presents a highly evocative dramatic film in which humans barely appear on screen. The story is told through voiceover, sound and visions of dreams and landscapes. Over the years, the film has gained fans, including contemporary auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa, who compared the film to those by Jean-Luc Godard.
2007-2016. 79 min. Blu-ray, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Kei Shichiri. With Tsugumi, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Koji Yamamoto, Saburo Otomo. “…the instability of existence—this is exactly what I want to express in my animations and I respect Shichiri for giving it shape in such bold, experimental spirit.” —Koji Yamamura Part of JAPAN CUTS 2017. |
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Tickets
$14/$11 seniors & students / $10 Japan Society members
Special Offers
Five-Film Pass: Purchase tickets for at least 5 different films in the same transaction and receive $2 off each ticket (Offer not valid for July 13 screening of MUMON: The Land of Stealth or July 20 screening of Over the Fence).
Box Office Policy
Once Upon a Dream © 2007-2016 charm point.
- Tuesday, July 18, 2017
- 6:30 pm