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In this surreal horror flick, a doctor is perplexed by a patient who's terrified of going to sleep. Each night, the patient's dreams grow longer and more frightening, eventually taking a toll on his body and ravaging his mind. Believing that these long dreams hold the secret to immortality, the doctor experiments in a nightmarish descent into madness. From the ingenious minds of Japan's top horror manga artist and writer, Junji Ito, creator of such bloodcurdling works as TOMIE, GYO and FLESH COLORED HORROR and UZUMAKI, reclusive director of the internationally acclaimed film adaptation of Ito's surreal shocker Uzumaki, comes another visually arresting foray into the realm of mind-bending, visionary terror, LONG DREAM. "Master
Junji Ito's images and ideas are enthralling and powerful in a way
that only great art is. His unique view of the world infects our
mind and devours our conscience. The darkness in him will blind
you." On DVD with English and Spanish subtitles. Features behind-the-scenes footage plus interviews with Junji Ito, Higuchinsky and cast members. |
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Late Bloomer: He
was disabled with Cerebral Palsy, but all he wanted was to hang
out with his friends, just like anybody else. Beer, rock and roll,
and women. But when his best friend steals his secret love, his
everyday quest for normalcy launches him into a cold-blooded rampage
of revenge. "When I first met the star of the movie, Sumida-san, one of the first things we talked about was how society has a certain image of handicapped people. The typical film would show a crippled person overcoming great odds. We thought, 'Wouldn't it be interesting to see a film about a handicapped killer?'" Go
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When the dead have unfinished business with the living…
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