| Uniform Title |
Ran (Motion picture : 1985) |
| Title |
Ran. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2021. |
| ©1985 |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (162 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : D76845. |
| Originally produced in Japan and released as a motion picture in 1985. |
| Based on King Lear by William Shakespeare. |
| Special features: RAN -The Restoration ; "A.K." - Feature Length Documentary by Chris Marker ; Interviews with the Director of Photography Shoji Ueda, Mieko Harada and Michael Brooke ; Stage Appearance at Tokyo International Film Festival 2015 . |
| Credits |
Directed by Akira Kurosawa. |
| Performers |
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Peter (Shinnosuke Ikehata), Hisashi Igawa, Yoshiko Miyazaki. |
| Summary |
An aging warlord decides to split his kingdom between his three sons, who will live in three separate castles. The two eldest sons are quite happy, but the youngest thinks his father has gone mad, and predicts that it won't be long until the two older brothers are fighting with each other. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0, Region 4, PAL, 1.85:1 widescreen. |
| Language note |
Japanese, English, German. Subtitles in English, German. |
| Awards note |
Academy Awards, 1986: Winner: Best Costume Design; Nominated: Best Director (Kurosawa), Best Cinematography. |
| Subjects |
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations |
| Fathers and sons -- Drama |
| Brothers -- Drama |
| Families -- Japan -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Japan |
| Motion pictures, Japanese |
| Foreign language films |
| Japan -- History -- Period of civil wars, 1480-1603 -- Drama |
| Genre |
Action and adventure films |
| War films |
| Samurai films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 director. |
| Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932- actor. |
| Terao, Akira, 1947- actor. |
| Nezu, Jinpachi, 1947-2016 actor. |
| Ryū, Daisuke actor. |
| Harada, Mieko, 1958- actor. |
| Ikehata, Shinnosuke, 1952- actor. |
| Igawa, Hisashi actor. |
| Miyazaki, Yoshiko, 1958- actor. |
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Harada, Mieko, 1958- .
- Igawa, Hisashi .
- Ikehata, Shinnosuke, 1952- .
- Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 .
- Miyazaki, Yoshiko, 1958- .
- Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932- .
- Nezu, Jinpachi, 1947-2016 .
- Ryū, Daisuke .
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear .
- Terao, Akira, 1947- .
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