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Akira Kurosawa's DREAMS consists of eight short films based on actual dreams of the director. The first sequence, Sunshine Through the Rain, features a young boy sneaking off into the forest on a rainy day to watch a procession of enchanted foxes. In The Peach Orchard, a slightly older boy witnesses tree spirits performing a delicate dance. Weary travelers in The Blizzard face the elemental wrath of a snow enchantress, while The Tunnel finds a military officer haunted by the ghosts of his dead regiment. In Crows, an art aficionado literally walks into the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh (played by Martin Scorsese). Mount Fuji in Red and The Weeping Demon are both fantastical cautionary tales about the hazards of nuclear power. Finally the gentle Village of the Watermills brings the film to a quiet, pastoral end.A highly personal project, DREAMS evinces its labor-of-love atmosphere in every sequence. As with all Kurosawa productions, each short film is meticulously designed and beautifully photographed. While many of the middle sequences are eerie and surreal, the first two films and the finale (Sunshine Through the Rain, The Peach Orchard, and Village of the Watermills) are gorgeously lush and serene.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseAnamorphic Widescreen - 1.85Single Side - Dual LayerAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical MaterialText/Galleries: Filmographies - 1. Akira Kurosawa - Director
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The sights and sounds of a remote Japanese village by the sea convey the isolation of a newly remarried widow trying to move forward after her first husband's inexplicable suicide. A carefully composed array of visuals carries the simple, poignant plot. Director Kore-eda's elegiac debut film earned awards at the Venice, Vancouver, and Chicago Film Festivals.Special Features:Region 1Keep CaseLetterboxedAdditional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Japanese Theatrical Trailer






2. American Theatrical Trailer






3. Bonus Trailers - AFTER LIFE, GUANTANAMERA, UNMADE BEDS, BITTER SUGARInteractive Features: Scene Access Interactive MenusText/ Photo Galleries: Biography - Hirokazu Kore-eda - Director Thoughts onThe Making of MABOROSI New Yorker Films ProfileDVD-ROM Features: Web Links
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Based on a novel by Chi Li, this film tells the inspiring story of Lai Shuang, a restaurant owner in Shanghai, who must overcome hardship and make great sacrifices for the good of her family. Though Li has never had any children of her own, she knows the responsibilities that mothers have to face, with having had to practically raise her nephew and brother. On top of this, Li feels it is her sole responsibility to get back the house her family recently lost and to keep her brother from drugs and a life on the street.
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The titular betrayed bride returns, but this time she's got a legion of deadly minions willing to assist her on her quest to destroy the surviving members of the clan that framed her for murder and caused her downfall.DVD Features:Region 1 encodingSpecial features: Interactive menu, Scene Access, Filmographies and Bios of actors and the director.Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin. English subtitles, trailers
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While travelling off for a vacation, a group of friends hear about a young woman's suicide from inhaling the fumes of a charcoal burner. Once at the resort, strange things begin to happen to the group of youngsters, mysterious and paranormal forces seem to be in the air, and everyone finds a charcoal heater in their room. A creepy horror movie from Hong Kong.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseWidescreen - 16.9Audio: Dolby Digital - Cantonese Dolby Digital - MandarinInteractive Features: Scene Access
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