Once Upon a Dream (2017)

For the films 10th anniversary experimental filmmaker Kei Shichiri DUBHOUSE JAPAN CUTS 2015 presents an allnew 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 JeanLuc Godard JAPAN CUTS Festival of New Japanese Film