This is less the story of the twins' eighth year, and more an intertwined set of narratives on Japanese cultural attitudes towards conformity, the state of immediately post-WWII Japanese society, and the spiritual freedom that the twins experienced, and how all these contributed to the twins becoming artists. There are some minor errors in the subtitling, but an intelligent viewer will eventually resolve these in their own mind. Yes, this film is a representation of events in their eighth year, but it is an exhibition of influences rather than a story. All the more charming for it. This full of realism linked with child-like fancy, fantasy, and whimsy.
Review of Village of Dreams
