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Ran (Criterion Collection Region 1) - KurosawaReleasedatum: 22 november 2005
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.
DVD Extra's:
New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince. An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet. A.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker. A 30-minute documentary on the making of Ran, part of the Toho Masterworks series Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create. A 35-minute video piece reconstructing Ran through Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches, created as part of the series Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity. New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai. Theatrical trailers. New and improved English subtitle translation. A 28-page booklet featuring film critic Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and composer Toru Takemitsu.
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