TY - GEN N2 - 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's King Lear. AB - 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's King Lear. T1 - Ran DA - 2003. CY - New York : AU - Kurosawa, Akira, AU - Silberman, Serge. AU - Hara, Masato. AU - Oguni, Hideo, AU - Ide, Masato, AU - Nakadai, Tatsuya, AU - Terao, Akira, AU - Nezu, Jinpachi, AU - Ryu, Daisuke. AU - Harada, Mieko, AU - Miyazaki, Yoshiko, AU - Saito, Takao, AU - Ueda, Masaharu, AU - Takemitsu, Tōru. AU - Shakespeare, William, ET - Masterworks ed. CN - PN1997 CN - PN1997 PB - Wellsping, PP - New York : LA - jpn LA - Japanese dialogue, English subtitles. PY - 2003. N1 - Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985. N1 - Special features: Audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince and producer Peter Grilli; production notes; restoration demo; filmography of Akira Kurosawa; trailers. ID - 308356 SN - 0794203361 TI - Ran ER -