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Ran

Title
  1. Ran / screenplay and dialogs, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide ; executive producer, Katsumi Furukawa.
Published by
  1. Beverly Hills, CA : CBS Fox Video, 1993.

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Additional authors
  1. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
  2. Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998
  3. Silberman, Serge
  4. Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-
  5. Takemitsu, Tōru
  6. Fox Video (Firm)
Description
  1. 2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sound, color; 12 in.
Summary
  1. In 16th century Japan, an aging ruler attempts to divide his kingdom among his three sons. They turn against each other and betray their father, triggering events that ultimately shatter the kingdom, destroy the family, and drive their father insane. Based on Shakespeare\u0027s King Lear.
Uniform title
  1. Ran (Motion picture)
Subject
  1. Feature films
  2. Foreign films
  3. Motion pictures, Japanese
  4. Japan -- History -- 1185-1868 -- Drama
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Note
  1. A French-Japanese coproduction. Originally released in 1985 as a motion picture by Greenwich Film Production, S.A./Herald Ace Inc./Nippon Herald Films, Inc.
  2. Title from disc label.
Credits (note)
  1. Directed by Akira Kurosawa ; photography, Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda ; music, Toru Takemitsu.
Performer (note)
  1. Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Peter.
System details (note)
  1. Laser disc; CLV (extended play).
Language (note)
  1. In Japanese with English subtitles.