NTSC/Region 3. Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams (a.k.a. Yume Juya) brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychologic... more »al panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling. The ten shorts are directed by legendary filmmaker Ichikawa Kon, who previously adapted Soseki's Kokoro for film in 1955; late director Jissoji Akio (Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis, Rampo Noir); horror maestro Shimizu Takashi (The Grudge); Blue Ribbon Best Director Nishikawa Miwa (Yureru); Yamashita Nobuhiro (Linda Linda Linda); actor/director Matsuo Suzuki (Otakus in Love, Welcome to the Quiet Room); J-horror standbys Shimizu Atsushi (The Wish), Toyoshima Keisuke (Tales of Terror), and Yamaguchi Yudai (Chromartie High); and the new directing team of Final Fantasy character designer Amano Yoshitaka and gaming guru Kawahara Masaaki.« less