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

Writers

Yasushi Inoue, Tatsuo Nogami, Junya Satō, Fumio Kōnami

Released

June 25, 1992

Language

Japanese