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Ran (DVD, 2005) 
Ran (DVD, 2005)

 
Ran (DVD, 2005)

Leading Role: Tatsuya Nakadai
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Rating: Rated R
Release Date: Nov 2005
Format: DVD
UPC: 715515016827
Product ID: EPID48622949
Description: For 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 h...
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Movie Description
For 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.

Credits
Producer:Masato Hara, Serge Silberman
Cast:Akira Terao

Editorial Reviews
"...The film is visually magnificent. Kurosawa refined everything he learned about battle scenes in KAGEMUSHA and the earlier samurai epics..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (10/01/2000)

"...A deft switch on Shakespeare's King Lear....[A] stirring epic about familial deceit..."
USA Today - Mike Clark (01/28/1995)

"...Brisk and vital, elegiac and contemplative, intimate and epic, tragic yet shot through with humor. It combines the energy of youth with the perspective of maturity..."
Los Angeles Times - Kevin Thomas (12/28/1985)

"The film] still packs a punch 19 years after its original release."
Uncut - Uncut Staff (08/01/2004)

"Transposing King Lear to feudal Japan, Akira Kurosawa delivers this visual feast of Shakespeare, No theater, and action epics."
Entertainment Weekly - Edward Karam (11/25/3005)

Ranked #9 in Entertainment Weekly's Top Ten DVDs Of The Year -- "With his last great masterpiece, Akira Kurosawa accomplished the remarkable -- improving upon Shakespeare."
Entertainment Weekly - Dalton Ross (12/30/2005)

5 stars out of 5 -- "Intimate and epic, beautiful and savage, RAN glides between astonishing action sequences and forceful drama..."
Total Film - Jamie Graham (02/01/2007)

Awards
1985Academy AwardsBest Costume Design

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