A Festival of Dreams (Yume no matsuri)

1989, 116 min., color, 35mm.

Directed and written by Hideo Osabe. Cinematography by Masaki Tamura. Music by Toshiaki Yokota and Tsugaru. Shamisen Music by Senri Yamada, Osamu Okada and Susumu Yamagami. With Kyohei Shibata, Narimi Arimori, Shiro Sano, Kei Sato and Mariko Kaga.

The local festivals of prewar Aomori are depicted in this film about a young man who plays against his rival in a shamisen (traditional three-stringed musical instrument) competition.