The Role of the Chorus in Akira Kurosawa's 1990 Yume (Dreams)

Abstract

This article attempts an analysis of Akira Kurosawa’s 1990 Yume (Dreams) based on the idea that each one of the eight episodes that the film depicts have got a group of people (or animals) that seems to be the equivalent of the ancient Greek theatre chorus. Thus, the article is an effort to establish a basis upon which the film may be understood differently that it is until now. Moreover, as the last sentence of the article declares, the actual intention of the article is to create a basis upon which further academic research may be conducted.

Keywords

• chorus
• Kurosawa
• Japanese cinema
• Greek drama
• cinematography