Synopsis
Winner of the Silver Bear at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival, Grand Prix at Gent Flanders International Film Festival, and many other awards, Village of Dreams became a world classic in 1996. The same production team brings a new film, The Crossing, about a teenager and his uncle who fight together to overcome their personal crises.
14-year-old Takuya lives in a rural town near mountains and rivers. His 29-year-old uncle Koji works as a graphic designer in urban Tokyo. Koji's father dies and Takuya is arrested for attempted robbery-the two young men must now face a crucial crossing in their lives.
The concluding chapter to director Yoichi HIGASHI's "boy and river" trilogy, the film highlights contemporary themes like family, adolescence, and the healing properties of nature. The wild but beautiful Kuma River stars as a threatening symbol for the boy's rite of passage. Supernatural beings reign in the mountains above the village.
Staff & Cast
STAFF
- Directed by Yoichi HIGASHI
- Story by Tetsujiro YAMAGAMI
- Screenplay by Yoichi HIGASHI
- Cinematography by Takahiro TSUTAI
- Art direction by Akio ITOH
- Lighting by Hiromichi TAKEYAMA
- Recording by Yutaka TSURUMAKI
- Assistant Director: ToshiakI UMEKAWA
- Produced by Tetsujiro YAMAGAMI and Koshiro SHO (SIGLO LTD.)
Cast
- Michitaka TSUTSUI as Koji
- Takahito HOSOYAMADA as Takuya
- Miho TSUMIKI as Rin
- Yoichiro AOI as Shuichi
- Akemi OMORI as Teruko
- Satoko ABE as Etsuko
- Tomoko NAKAJIMA as Tomoko
- Hiromitsu SUZUKI as Izawa
- Ryudo UZAKI as the homeless/masked man