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Ran / Acteurs Auteurs Associes ; Revcom ; Serge Silberman and Katsumi Furukawa present an Akira Kurosawa film ; produced by Serge Silberman and Masato Hara ; directed by Akira Kurosawa.
LIBRA DVD 009 990
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear, author.
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- History.
- English drama (Tragedy).
- Japan.
- Motion pictures, Japanese.
- English drama (Tragedy)--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--Film adaptations.
- Japan--History--1185-1868--Drama.
- Samurai films.
- Genre:
- Film adaptations.
- Feature films.
- Drama.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (160 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen presentation.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Fox Lorber Home Video, [1998]
- Language Note:
- Japanese with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- stereo
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Kurosawa's blend of Japanese history, Shakespeare's plot of "King Lear", and his own personal feelings about loyalty. Set in 16th century Japan. An aging ruler, Lord Hidetora, attempts peacefully to divide his kingdom among his three sons.
- Participant:
- Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide, Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki.
- Credits:
- Photography, Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda ; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide ; executive producer, Katsumi Furukawa ; music, Toru Takemitsu.
- Notes:
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.
- Special features: Interactive menues, production credits, filmographies and awards, trailer.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the American Honda Motor Company Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1572523263
- OCLC:
- 40420399
- Publisher Number:
- FLV 5034 Fox Lorber Home Video
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