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  • Title: Ran (Criterion #316) / A.K. / Akira Kurosawa: It's Wonderful to Create
  • Summary: In an adaptation of Shakespeare's "King Lear," an aging warlord decides to split his kingdom between his three sons, who will live in three separate castles.
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
  • Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada
  • Year: 1985
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  • Keywords: Shakespeare
  • Format: DVD
  • Relation: King Lear, Kurosawa, Toru Takemitsu
  • Language: Japanese with English subtitles
  • Country: Japan
  • Comments: The DVDs include an audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince, an appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet, the 74 minute Chris Marker film "A.K.," a documentary about the making of the film from the series "Akira Kurosawa: It's Wonderful to Create," a 35 minute video reconstruction of the film using Kurosawa's paintings and sketches, an interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai and theatrical trailers. New York Times 1000 Films
  • Collection: Drama
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  • Format: LD
  • Title: Ran
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
  • Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada
  • Country: Japan
  • Format: DVD