Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams are coming true. At least, one of the darker segments of his 1990 magical realism film is turning out to be depressingly prophetic, albeit with a volcano in the role of awesome destructive power of nature, standing in for the earthquake/tsunami. Mount Fuji in Red depicts the mad panic and bleak aftermath of the eruption, which triggers a series of nuclear plant explosions.
You might want to follow up with the final segment, Village of the Watermills, a slow, soothing meditation on people living in harmony with nature.
(The poor YouTube quality doesn’t do justice to the amazing visuals of the film. The DVD is worth owning, I’ve had it for awhile but never actually watched the Mount Fuji in Red part. Thanks to my friend Mike Tierney for pointing it out in a Facebook post.)
Japan, we can’t stop thinking about you. Hang in there.
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