Akira Kurosawa’s Academy Award-winning adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear, Ran considers the disastrous consequences of Lord Hidetora Ichimonji’s (Tatsuya Nakadai) decision to split his kingdom among his three sons.
Ran
Ran
4K Restoration—40th Anniversary Screenings
Tickets: $11 (members), $16 (nonmembers)
"Stands separate from the rest, in a pantheon, a true cinematic masterwork of sight, sound, intelligence, and most importantly—passion."
"The physical scale of Ran is overwhelming. It's almost as if Kurosawa is saying... wait to see my film on a small screen and cheat yourself out of what a movie can be."
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This film is part of the Kurosawa Restored series.
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