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Dreams of Russia (1992)

Dreams of Russia poster
Original title
おろしや国酔夢譚
Directed by
Junya Satō
Genre
drama film
Country
Russia
Runtime
2h 02m
Rated
16+
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese sailor is shipwrecked and ends up in 18th century Russia. The film follows his long struggle to adapt to a foreign culture and return home.

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What happens

Dreams of Russia (Japanese: おろしや国酔夢譚, romanized: Oroshiyakoku Suimutan; Russian: Сны о России, romanized: Sni o Rossii), also known as The Dream of Russia or Kodayu, is a 1992 Japanese-Russian period film directed and co-written by Jun'ya Satō. It is based on a book of the same name by Japanese writer Yasushi Inoue. Toho theatrically released the film on June 25, 1992, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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