The Dream of Russia (1992)
Drama
History
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.
Cast
Koudayu Daikokuya - captain
Atsuzou - navigator
Sofya Ivanovna Bush
Bezborodko - count
Shelekhov - Irkutsk nobleman
Yakov Nevidimov
Tatyana
Vorontsov - count
Boris - Nevidimov's servant
Iosif
Koichi
Russian naval officer
Russian naval officer
city dweller
seafarer
reads voiceover (voice)
Kudzaemon
reads voiceover (voice)
Shinzou
Isokichi
Sadanobu Matsudaira
Yekaterina II - empress
Kirill Gustavovich Laksman - academician
Bush - gardener
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