Village of the Water Mills Pt. 1

[ASHL0TTE]

One person accidentally hit the dislike button. Boycott the dislike button!

[kahunahawaii]

share the aloha.. nature is god

[bhsdallas]

watch the move Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East?

[angelaguinaco]

This video show why the japanes to face death with naturalness. Today, before catastrophic natural & ante-natural incidents for there, this was in TV every day.

[angelaguinaco]

Los japoneses vienen sorprendiendo a nosotros occidentales por la parsimonia con que encaran la muerte. Eso quedó bien evidente en la reciente catástrofe natural que ocurrió con ellos (y rezamos para que ésta no sea seguida por otra catastrofe anti - natural, como ya ocurrió en el pasado en Hiroshima y Nagasaki). Este "sueño" de Kurosawa que Spielberg filmó en homenaje al maestro japonés, tal vez trae un "esbozo de explicación" para el tema: !El japonés ante la muerte!...

[katrastrophy]

What if Japan became the first country to implement a completely self-sustaining lifestyle much the same as this one...some place that would be,I would even live there. Even if there was another tsunami/earthquake that is the way to live. Free of guilt and in harmony with nature! They can take this as an opportunity and not a complete tragedy.

[treslunas]

This part of this great movie was my favorite part It was like the 4th time on  the Bravo Channel 1 nite however at this time my cable went out ! All my japan friends however never watched this movie never heard of it until now many thanks !! for this post!

[Avondland]

The last Shangri-La.

[bluEish04]

Wow. Such powerful and wise words >.<

It kinda opened my eyes XD

[SFFOOL76]

One of my favorite scenes in a movie ever.

[moonroxxx]

What ever mood I'm In this makes me feel better Both parts one and 2 for this Youtube

[indonippon]

The pant that the old guy is wearing is very trendy.What is it lycra?

[countingcoup]

This is definitely my favoring story of the Movie "Dreams"... It spoke to me when it was released and it still speaks to me now. Kurosawa was not only a genius but a person I can relate to...

[cocomayor]

PURE WISDOM

[circethesorceress]

I love the sound of the old man's voice. A bit like a Japanese Bob Dylan, perhaps...

[imadebreakfast123]

there is one guy who actually dislike this haha a single dude..

[agnernai]

It's not too late to live off the grid. Get busy getting un-busy.

[christomacin]

Don't know what to say here, having a soft spot for Dreams. The environment should be preserved, I just don't think the old man's prescription is realistic. Honestly, how many people switched from electricity to candlelight after seeing Dreams. Indeed, how could this film exist w/o technology that it possible? Did Kurosawa himself live this lifestyle? Kurosawa's heart was in the right place but the last 3 episodes should be separate film called Manifesto the first five a film called Dreams

[captainsunder009]

@christomacin I don't think you are getting the final message. It is not the prescription that was what the point of this scene. Nature is not the only thing that this film talks about. You have to look deeper.

[inevergiveup1402]

Is it in Japan ?? yes i suppose so :-))

[freeman537]

Genius director, great words, simple and honest uncluttered thoughts. unpolluted by society. Many Akira Kurosawa films are beautiful in many ways, lot to be learned from them. :)

[RainMan34]

I wouldn't want a night so bright that I couldn't see the stars....

[meteor2012able]

I am a mental health/drug abuse therapist who showed the entire movie to my groups as part of their treatment. After showing we would discuss what we learned.

Most of the addicts were lower class meth and heroin users who seldom had time to contemplate their lives and the greater meanings of things.

The discussions were always therapeutic and I recommend the entire film for people who need time to contemplate their lives.

P.S. The funeral scene was especially powerful.

[LionEntity]

@meteor2012able i am very proud of what you have done, by showing these videos as a therapy. i agree 100%.

[Tezcatlipoca1718]

i loved to live in such a place like that village, i wish i could feel the freash clean air filling my loungs, feel the earth and grass and cool water beneath my feet, enjoying the clear moon and stars light at night and feel myself as a part of my mother earth with no worries or senseless stress, instead i find myself in this place were cars smoke make my nose hurt, where the pavement burns my feet and stars can not be seen at night, a place where life is nothing but a race for money....

[Laptub]

Wonderful words...and thoughts.

Many thanks for writing... *:*

[lostinxlation]

I like this episode the best in Dreams. Simple, yet very powerful message.

[dusblues2]

Where is the funeral procession segment? Really have to see that - lovely.

[Brenda043]

I love the simple but profound message in this movie. And I love the village, the sound of the river, the water mills, the birds and nature, and the old mans wisdom. I love how he said 'some say life is hard, but its not, its exciting. And at the funeral they were all dancing. It makes you rethink your priorities and worries. I loved this film. Very beautiful

[blofdulo]

Quand reverra-t-on des artistes comme Akira Kurosawa?

Ils nous manquent, terriblement!

Ils on tellement fait pour nous, mais que sommes nous maintenant sans eux?

Il nous reste leurs oeuvres, pourvu qu'elles fassent des émules et que d'autres arrivent a reprendre leur flambeau!

Merci pour tout Akira, tu est un prophète de l'humanité!

[lightsilverdust]

It is very difficult to comprehend how can humans think of themselves as separate to nature.

We are part of it, we are part of the ecosystem and we will never be able to run away from this simple fact. Every attempt to cut ourselves from nature ends in both spiritual and physical fiasco and leads to destruction.

[HmmYepHaha]

As long as the Human thinks of itself as separate of Nature, then so will it be.

[Rainbowkiku]

Esta pelicula es una verdadera belleza,poseedora de un profundidad y serenidad increíbles,llena de esos sentimientos que son difíciles de expresar con palabras.

[helentrees]

"That's what night should be. Why should it be as bright as day?"

Wow... that's profound.

[redfan45x]

this was my favoirte dream in the movie

[oOSaladinOo]

Lets see part 2 and part 3 now , most interesting !

[franciscojcesar]

Excelente película y excelente director, increíble que tenga tan pocas visitas el video. Gracias por subirlo.

Saludos

[arollo]

I think it is somewhat funny that a speech about nature is given by a man repairing a machine.

I love this film, but Kurosawa's got a funny philosophy.

[Peekingduck]

Somehow I think you are missing the point.

He is talking about humans exploiting and abusing nature instead of working WITH it to live in harmony as a part of it...

Giving and taking.

'Shizen na seikatsu'. A natural life.

Also, beavers build dams...

[Jcolinsol]

We are nature, we are a force of nature like any other animal.

What you call exploitation and abuse, is merely the natural action of an animal created by nature.

In fact, we are simply doing as nature made us to do.

It is comfortable and safe to think that we are a destructive force, but I don't think that it is accurate, and you might see some benefit from examining why you would think such things.

[Peekingduck]

I respectfully disagree

I neither think it's comfortable nor safe to think we are destructive. Nor that there are many other species that have this tendency

Maybe it is more comfortable and convenient to say 'it is a natural thing' and thus not have to face ourselves.

Personally I believe it is ego driven lack of foresight and greed that has created this. The whole 'rat race' and 'penis measuring' of the 'American dream' (imported by most nations)

Self delusion isn't the answer (I believe).

[Jcolinsol]

But ego, greed, and "lack of foresight" are all characteristics which we have been imbued with by evolution. I would go so far as to suggest that all animals exhibit the same essential characteristics as humans.

It's simplistic to think that man can "hurt" nature, nature is indifferent, it shows no moral or philosophical consideration. It simply is, and we simply are.

[Jcolinsol]

I consider consumerism to be a natural instinct, the simple cost benefit analysis must be essential to survival.

You are right to call out socialization as an influence on human behavior, however the behavior of society itself must also be driven by the dna. Experience, filtered through perception, and processed by instinct.

What I mean is, nature cannot be "hurt" because it simply is. "Hurt" describes an arbitrary value judgment, which nature itself is indifferent towards.

[Peekingduck]

Then why do Commercials aim to "create a need" ?

C'mon

You are really talking, plant and vegetable emotional life then?

No animal over consumes / ruins the balance of D eco-system.

Why did so many indigenous cultures not have problems with greed and theft before they had contact with western values ?

Native americans didn't understand how land could be sold and bought as it didn't belong to "all"

Same with tribes in remote areas.

There is no proof DNA being responsible for ravishing nature.

[Jcolinsol]

We must agree to disagree, I believe that man is simply part of a process, we are not removed from that process.

You obviously believe that we have alienated ourselves from nature. Try ignoring the word nature, it's just an intellectual construct anyway.

[Peekingduck]

OK Lets agree to disagree.

Be well

[hyperseauton]

@Peekingduck

Thanks. Yes, we have lost nature's way, except for maybe places like Esalen. We work long hours at jobs we hate for things we don't need and make us sicker, like TV, driving in cars, junk food, senses overload from activities such as disco.

I say give us a simpler way of living. Let us not work at alienated jobs we don't know what we are producing and which destroy us for consumption that also destroys us.

[Peekingduck]

@hyperseauton

couldn't agree more

[RainMan34]

Acknowledging what we aren't isn't a great way to deal with what we are. If there is the capacity for creation, then there is also a capacity for destruction... and mankind is still largely destructive. Admitting anything different would be neither honest, nor credible.

We are much like the cosmos in which old stars are dying and planets are being created anew... we are formed by nature and are bound by its laws.

[Jcolinsol]

Nature itself is destructive and constructive. Nature does not reduce, reuse, or recycle, it is progressive.

When nature produces something, it is food for something else, waste = food.

The things that man makes are toxic, they are not food for anything else. This is because they are consciously designed, rather than evolved.

So the goal should not be to eliminate waste, it is to make progressive waste that is food.

[KYPCKDIVER]

this movie rocks!!!!!!

5 starz

[bluebeji]

Thanks so much for uploading this! This is my favorite short film of the collection.

[AIexanderBeetle]

Kurosawa Akira is the shit.

[giovaninha]

you are the real shit

[RainMan34]

Why does this have negative ratings? Akira Kurosawa IS truly amazing.

Do people actually disagree with this? ???

[variously2]

@RainMan34 it's just someone who who only likes what they like and probably find this weird or are mad they clicked on something and it wasn't what they were looking for

[jesoby]

Dreams doesnt seem to be available as a Region 2 DVD - am I right?

[t1a1t1i1a]

great comment!!!! i agree with you RainMan34 !!! PEOPLE MAYBE ARE SMART BUT MOST DON'T UNDERSTAND THE HEART OF NATURE !!! GREAT WORDS AND I THINK KOROSAWA IS THE BEST !! I LOVE THIS FILM,ESPECIALLY THIS DREAM!!

[RainMan34]

Btw, it's really interesting when he says "Do the villagers live here?" and the old man replies, "No, they live elsewhere." The village becomes primarily symbolic as a state of mind, not place. A place where all can congregate from all different idealogies to converge in a place of reverence for nature.

Yea. Kurosawa is the shit.

[RainMan34]

Kurosawa, as usual, brings up multitudes of good points. How man has everything he needs but always misuses it...and for what purpose? Convenience.

This dream is so calming, so beautiful and full of wisdom.  This is one dream I'd like to live.

[t1a1t1i1a]

the best dream!!! EVERYTHING IS BEING DIRTIED...POLLUTED FOREVER,DIRTY WATER....DIRTY THE HEARTS OF MEN.....amazing!!!i love this movie!

[buffnrub]

Thank you so much for posting this.

One of my favorite stories from the movie.

[BeMyBro]

I was sent this by a friend...seems like a nice serious of movies by a guy.

[danielsull]

thank you

[neusjevdzalm]

definitively my nr1 favorite.

EVER!

thank you

[omarafrica]

Thank you for posting this! This is my favorite of Akira Kurosawa's dreams...