| Edition |
Special edition, widescreen. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (27 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 316 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 316.
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| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; 1.85:1 aspect ratio, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs; Dolby Digital stereo. |
| Cast |
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Peter, Takeshi Nomura, Hisashi Ikawa, Masayuki Yui, Kenji Kodama, Toshiya Ito, Norio Matsui, Kazuo Kato, Takeshi Kato, Jun Tazaki, Hitoshi Ueki. |
| Credits |
Directors of photography, Takao Saito ; music, Toru Takemitsu ; DVD producer, Kim Hendrickson. |
| Note |
Based on "King Lear" by William Shakespeare. |
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Originally released as a Japanese motion picture in 1985. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. The film -- disc 2. The supplements. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Special features: Disc 1: audio commentary by film scholar Stephen Prince; an appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet; theatrical trailers; Disc 2: "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; a 28-page booklet featuring film critic Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and composer Toru Takemitsu. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles; credits in Japanese, English, and French. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Local Note |
WNPLFFDVD |
| Subject |
Fathers and sons -- Drama.
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Brothers -- Drama.
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Families -- Japan -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
War films.
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Samurai films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998.
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黒澤明, 1910-1998.
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Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-
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仲代達也, 1932-
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Terao, Akira, 1947-
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寺尾聰, 1947-
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Nezu, Jinpachi, 1947-
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根津甚八, 1947-
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Ryū, Daisuke.
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Harada, Mieko, 1958-
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Miyazaki, Yoshiko, 1958-
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Ueki, Hitoshi, 1926-2007.
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Silberman, Serge.
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Hara, Masato.
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原正人.
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Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996.
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小國英雄, 1904-1996.
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Ide, Masato, 1920-1989.
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井手雅人, 1920-1989.
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Takemitsu, Tōru.
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Prince, Stephen, 1955-2020
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Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011.
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Marker, Chris, 1921-2012.
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Wilmington, Michael.
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Furukawa, Katsumi.
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古川勝巳.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Lear.
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Greenwich Film Production S.A.
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Herald Ace Inc.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
A.K.
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| ISBN |
1559409665 |
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9781559409667 |
| Standard No. |
715515016827 |
| Music No. |
CC1618D Criterion Collection |
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