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To Sleep So as to Dream

1986·81 min

To Sleep So as to Dream

Directed by Kaizo Hayashi

FantasyMysteryComedy

An aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, until they track down the location of the kidnappers and the daughter.

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Detective Uozuka

Bellflower

Fujiko Fukamizu

Sakura Tsukishima

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Takashige Ichise

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Binbun Furusawa

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To Sleep So as to Dream (1986) is about an aging silent film actress hires a private eye and his wacky but helpful assistant to track down her missing daughter, Bellflower. The two follow a succession of bizarre, obscure clues, until they track down the location of the kidnappers and the daughter.

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Kaizo Hayashi directed To Sleep So as to Dream (1986).

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