Hatsu Yume (First Dream)

1981 56min

With a title referring to Japanese folklore, wherein things done on the first day of a new year are significant, the film - an ardent dream entirely shot in Japan - stands as a spiritual allegory equating light and dark with life and death.

Storyline

With a title referring to Japanese folklore, wherein things done on the first day of a new year are significant, the film - an ardent dream entirely shot in Japan - stands as a spiritual allegory equating light and dark with life and death.

Released
January 1, 1981
Runtime
56min
Director
Language
English
Production
Bill Viola Studio, The TV Lab at WNET/13