is a 2002 Japanese

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...

suspense film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre. ...

directed by

Toshiki Satō a.k.a. , , ''and'' is a Japanese people, Japanese film director and screenwriter best known for his ''pink films'' of the 1990s. Along with fellow directors, Takahisa Zeze, Kazuhiro Sano and Hisayasu Satō, he is known as one of the . Life and ...

and based on the novel ''Yume nara Samete...'' by

Yoshikazu Takeuchi is a Japanese writer of fan guides and novels, as well as a radio co-host. His work was the basis for the 1997 Satoshi Kon anime film ''Perfect Blue'' and a 2002 live-action film titled '' Perfect Blue: Yume Nara Samete''. Takeuchi's book ''Ul ...

. It was released on 24 August 2002.

Cast

*Ayaka Maeda as Ai *Makiko Watanabe *Masahiro Toda *

Nao Ōmori , sometimes credited as Nao Ohmori or Nao Omori, is a Japanese actor. He was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2004 Yokohama Film Festival. Career Omori starred in Takashi Miike's '' Ichi the Killer''. He co-starred with Shinobu Teraji ...

*Taro Suwa *Yumi Shimizu

Reception

Jasper Sharp of

Midnight Eye Midnight Eye is a non-profit review website launched in 2001 by Tom Mes, Jasper Sharp, and Martin Mes. The website features reviews and analyses of Japanese films, as well as book reviews and interviews with filmmakers. In June 2015, it was announ ...

wrote that "for the most part ''Yume Nara Samete'' is downright boring".

References

External links

* 2002 fantasy films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Toshiki Satō Japanese fantasy films 2000s Japanese-language films 2000s Japanese films {{fantasy-film-stub