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Ran
Japan 1985, 161 minutes
Dir. Akira Kurosawa
In Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / Epic, Shakespeare, War
Topics: Period - Middle Ages, Stageplay.
Feat. Tatsuya Nakadai
Aroview: The title translates to 'chaos'; it is Kurosawa's vast and bloody interpretation of Shakespeare's King Lear. Grandiose in every sense - a breathtaking tapestry of sumptuous photography, eye-popping battle scenes and classic drama.
Member Reviews
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4 stars (Very Good) ~Oddfield
5 stars (Exceptional) Hidetora leaving the burning castle is my favourite shot. Kurosawa's lifelong insistence on editing his films "in camera" to prevent bosses messing them up allowed him to film such a chaotic once-or-never take with the calm to make it so pretty. ~artsfiend
5 stars (Exceptional) ~Regando
DVD Features
Includes a brilliant feature-length documentary by Chris Marker - "AK-The Making of Ran".
- English subtitles for the hearing impaired
- 'making of' documentary / featurette
- trailers
- aspect ratio: 1.85:1
- 2-disc set
Close Relatives
- Kurosawa (2000)
- Mongol (2007)
- 47 Ronin, The (1962)
- A Thousand Acres (1997)
- Kagemusha (1980)
- King Lear (1983)
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