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Availability: Special Order - Usually ships within 4-7 business days. Once you order it, we will order it from our supplier and ship it out to you. We do not bill you for Special Order items until they ship. You cannot cancel Special Order items after purchase. Director: Akira Kurosawa Producer: Masato Hara Released: 1985 [Japan] Genre: Drama Keywords:  Epic || Japan / Japanese || Period || Shakespeare / Shakespearean || Tragedy || War

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Avg. Rating:	4.6 / 5 (based on 4 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	This masterpiece of war and betrayal brilliantly retells Shakespeare's King Lear against the epic backdrop of Japanese history.
Overview:	With RAN, master director Akira Kurosawa transforms Shakespeare's KING LEAR into an epic tragedy set in feudal Japan. On the eve of his 70th birthday, Lord Hidetora prepares to divide his empire among his three sons. In the process, he ends up disowning his youngest son, the only one who truly cares about him. The empire is engulfed in bitter warfare as the two older brothers, after fighting among themselves over the inheritance, turn on their father. Homeless and abandoned by all but his most loyal followers, Hidetora must face both his tragic present state and the actions of his brutal past.
Cast:	Tatsuya Nakadai  ||  Akira Terao  ||  Jinpachi Nezu  ||  Daisuke Ryu  ||  Mieko Harada  ||  Yoshiko Miyazaki  ||  Masayuki Yui  ||  Kazuo Kato  ||  Hitoshi Ueki  ||  Jun Tazaki  ||  Norio Matsui  ||  Hisashi Igawa  ||  Kenji Kodama  ||  Toshiya Ito (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	160 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 - Stereo)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1 Stereo Audio Commentary Sidney Lumet Appreciation Chris Marker Film "A.K." (74 mins.) "Making Of" Documentary (30 mins.) "Kurosawa's Continuity" Featurette (35 mins.) Interviews 28-Page Booklet New Subtitles MORE!