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To Sleep So as to Dream

Play trailer To Sleep So as to Dream 1986,  1h 20m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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100% Tomatometer 7 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Detectives seek a kidnapped actress as an elderly lady watches a film she starred in as a girl.

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Clayton Dillard Slant Magazine Apr 17, 2022
An overlooked gem of 80s Japanese cinema makes its way onto Blu-ray with a stellar image transfer and robust slate of extras. Go to Full Review
Anton Bitel Little White Lies Mar 21, 2022
a melancholic love letter to the passing of time, the fading of beauty & the death of cinema itself even as its own mannered presentation suggests that there is nothing in this medium that cannot be momentarily resurrected, even as affectionate pastiche Go to Full Review
Walter Goodman New York Times Jan 3, 2018
... after watching nearly 90 minutes of detective work with no detection, the audience may join [director Kaizo] Hayashi in his appreciation of the moviemakers who used to turn this stuff out in 15-minute segments. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Nov 30, 2025
8/10
A jaw-dropping exercise in nostalgia, post-modernist reflection, and cinema history. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 1, 2022
3/4
A playful period romp. Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia Mar 21, 2022
A playful and inventive tribute to a bygone age. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Kaizô Hayashi

Director

Moe Kamura

Bellflower

Shiro Sano

Uotsuka

Kojji Otake

Kobayashi

Fujiko Fukamizu

Madame Cherryblossom

Yoshio Yoshida

Matsunosuke, the director

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To Sleep So as to Dream

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Movie Info

Synopsis Detectives seek a kidnapped actress as an elderly lady watches a film she starred in as a girl.
Director
Kaizô Hayashi
Producer
Kaizô Hayashi
Screenwriter
Kaizô Hayashi
Distributor
New Yorker Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 28, 1986, Wide
Runtime
1h 20m
Sound Mix
Mono
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