

The Dream of Russia
Drama
History
Overview
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1992-06-25
Runtime:
2h 3m
Director:
Junya Satō
Writer:
Fumio Kōnami, Junya Satō, Tatsuo Nogami
Top Cast

Ken Ogata
Koudayu Daikokuya - captain

Toshiyuki Nishida
Atsuzou - navigator

Takuzō Kawatani
Koichi

Noboru Mitani
Kudzaemon

Hiroyuki Okita
Shinzou

Nozomibun Yoneyama
Isokichi

Tohru Emori
Sadanobu Matsudaira

Marina Vlady
Yekaterina II - empress

Oleg Yankovskiy
Kirill Gustavovich Laksman - academician

Evgeniy Evstigneev
Bush - gardener

Elena Arzhanik
Sofya Ivanovna Bush

Yuriy Solomin
Bezborodko - count
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