The Dream of Russia

Sumptuous filming of the journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. A Russo-Japanese co-production of a unique event in history which was the hit of Cannes and other film festivals but did not receive wide distribution despite its huge scope, high production values, and very human story of culture clash.

Director: Junya Satō

Cast: Ken Ogata, Toshiyuki Nishida, Takuzō Kawatani, Noboru Mitani, Hiroyuki Okita, Nozomibun Yoneyama, Tohru Emori, Marina Vlady

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.