Ten Nights of Dreams

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Ten Nights of Dreams
Author	Natsume Sōseki
Original title	夢十夜 (Yume jūya)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Genre(s)	Short Story
Publisher	Asahi Shimbun
Publication date	1908

Ten Nights of Dreams (夢十夜, Yume jūya^?) or Ten Nights' Dreams is a series of short stories by Natsume Sōseki. It was serialized in the Asahi Shimbun from July 25 to August 5, 1908.

Sōseki composed ten strange dreams set in various time periods beginning with his contemporary time (the Meiji period) and including dreams set in the age of the gods, the Kamakura period, and 100 years in the future. The series begins with the phrase "I had a dream like this." (こんな夢を見た Konna yume o mita).

[edit] Film Adaptation

A Japanese film called Yume Jūya premiered in 2007. The film is a collection of 10 vinginettes produced by the collaboration of 11 directors (two worked together) ranging from industry veterans to novices. The movie will be released by Cinema Epoch in October 2008.

The First Dream

Director:Akio Jissoji　 Screenwriter：Kuze Teruhiko
Stars：Kyoko Koizumi, Matsuo Suzuki, and Minori Terada

The Second Dream

Director：Kon Ichikawa　
Screenwriter：Kokuji Yanagi
Stars：Tsuyoshi Ujiki and　Nakamura Umenosuke

The Third Dream

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Stars: Keisuke Horibe and Yuu Kashii

The Fourth Dream

Director: Atsushi Shimizu
Screenwriter: Shin'ichi Inotsume
Stars: Koji Yamamoto and Toru Shinagawa

The Fifth Dream

Director & Screenwriter: Keisuke Toyoshima
Stars: Mikako Ichikawa and Koji Ōkura

The Sixth Dream

Director & Screenwriter: Matsuo Suzuki
Stars: Sadao Abe, TOZAWA and Yoshizumi Ishihara

The Seventh Dream

Directors: Yoshitaka Amano and Masaaki Kawahara
Stars: Sascha and Fumika Hideshima

The Eighth Dream

Director: Nobuhiro Yamashita
Screenwriter: Ken'ichiro Nagao
Stars: Hiroshi Fujioka and Hiroshi Yamamoto

The Ninth Dream

Director & Screenwriter: Miwa Nishikawa
Stars: Tamaki Ogawa and Pierre Taki

The Tenth Dream

Director: Yuudai Yamaguchi
Screenwriters: Yuudai Yamaguchi and Junya Katō
Character Design: MAN☆GATARO
Stars: Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Manami Honjō, Kōji Ishizaka, and Yasuda Dai Circus