Island of Dreams (movie)
夢の島- Production country: Japan
- Producer: Tetsuichirô Tsuta
- Production companies: Nikoniko Film
- Genre: Thriller
- Release date: 3/9/2009
- Run time: 83 min.
Movie description
A case-hardened cop is pitted against a young eco-terrorist. The title "island" is an artificial construct in Tokyo Bay, a mountain of garbage, a by-product of Japan’s economic boom years. The film’s protagonist Alan works there, almost buried under society’s detritus; his growing obsession with the search for “what has been lost” turns him into a "dangerous" activist. He targets the industrialist Wada, whose chemical factory secretly discharges toxic waste into the environment. But the cop Terayama, who thought he’d seen it all, starts researching eco-activism and soon suspects the haunted, taciturn young man he’s encountered in the neighborhood.
