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Ran (Blu-ray, 2021)

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Akira Kurosawa directs this Japanese action drama based on Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. After years of ruthless slaughter, Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai) divides his medieval kingdom amongst his three sons, seeking a peaceful retirement. However, his life descends into chaos as he is unable to escape the greed and corruption within his own family and the torment within his soul.

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Academy Award-winning epic, intertwining Japanese history around Shakespeare's plot from 'King Lear'. Set in 16th century Japan.

Product Identifiers

ProducerSerge Silberman, Masato Hara

EAN5055201847393

eBay Product ID (ePID)11050670284

Product Key Features

ActorTatsuya Nakadai, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Mieko Harada, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Akira Terao

Film/TV TitleRan

DirectorAkira Kurosawa

LanguageJapanese

Run Time160 Mins

Release Year2021

FormatBlu-ray

FeaturesUhd/Bd

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs3

Certificate12A/12

Country/Region of ManufactureJapan

Production DesignerYoshiro Muraki

Additional InformationFor his 27th film, the 'sensei' of Japanese cinema, Akira Kurosawa, transposes Shakespeare's KING LEAR to feudal Japan. RAN, which translates as 'chaos' or 'turmoil', is the tragic tale of Lord Hidetora, a warlord who decides to divide his empire among his three sons on the eve of his 70th birthday. However, Hidetora's youngest and most compassionate son, Saburo, defiantly objects to this hasty decision and is disowned by the proud, stubborn ruler. Once the two eldest sons take control of the empire, they quickly turn on their father and begin vying for total control over the land. As Hidetora is banished from his own kingdom in a bloody battle, he must confront the consequences of his violent, ruthless past. Ten years in the making, RAN represents the culmination of Kurosawa's career by revisiting his skill at adapting Shakespeare, as evidenced in THRONE OF BLOOD, and displaying the cinematic splendor of his other landmark films such as SEVEN SAMURAI and RASHOMON. With its magnificent costumes, breathtaking settings, and amazingly photographed battle sequences, the film is truly stunning. An epic on the grandest of scales, RAN is not only one of Kurosawa's finest films, it is a glorious masterpiece of Japanese cinema.

ScreenwriterMasato Ide, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleRan

Director of PhotographyTakao Saito