#316: KUROSAWA, Akira: Ran (1985)
KUROSAWA, Akira (Japan)
Ran [1985]
Spine #316
DVD
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DVD
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With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
160 minutes
Color
Color
Stereo
in Japanese
1:85:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2005
Director/Writers
Kurosawa was 75 when he directed Ran.
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
Eclipse Series 7: Scandal (1950)
Eclipse Series 7: The Idiot (1951)
#221: Ikiru (1952)
#2: Seven Samurai (1954)
Eclipse Series 7: I Live In Fear (1955)
Other Kurosawa films in the Collection:
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
Eclipse Series 7: One Wonderful Sunday (1947)Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata (1943)
Eclipse Series 23: The Most Beautiful (1944)
Eclipse Series 23: Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (1945)
Eclipse Series 23: The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail (1945)
Eclipse Series 7: No Regrets For Our Youth (1946)
#413: Drunken Angel (1948)
Eclipse Series 7: Scandal (1950)
Eclipse Series 7: The Idiot (1951)
#221: Ikiru (1952)
#2: Seven Samurai (1954)
Eclipse Series 7: I Live In Fear (1955)
The Film
Film Rating (0-60):
The Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and Tōru Takemitsu.
Commentary
By film scholar Stephen Prince.
An appreciation
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The ExtrasThe Booklet
Thirty-two page booklet featuring an essay by Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and Tōru Takemitsu.
Commentary
By film scholar Stephen Prince.
An appreciation
Of the film by director Sidney Lumet.
A.K.
A.K.
A 74-minute film by director Chris Marker.
Documentary
Documentary
30-minutes on the making of Ran, part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create.
Video piece
Video piece
35-minutes reconstructing Ran through Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches, created as part of the series Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity.
Video interview
Video interview
With actor Nakadai.
Theatrical trailers
Extras Rating (0-40):
Theatrical trailers
Extras Rating (0-40):
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