Cinema
Ran
乱
Akira Kurosawa · 1985
Synopsis
In the sixteenth century, the old lord Ichimonji Hidetora decides to retire and divide his lands among his three sons, Tarō, Jirō and Saburō, according to AlloCiné and Les Grignoux; the eldest receives authority. The youngest, Saburō, predicts that his brothers will turn against him; Hidetora banishes him, together with the servant Tango, who had defended him. Tarō and his wife Kaede soon demand the father's submission, Jirō gives him an icy welcome, and he is left with only Tango and his jester Kyōami, according to The Idle Woman.
Context
The idea came to the director from the story of the lord Mōri Motonari and his three loyal sons: he wondered what would have happened had they been wicked, according to Les Grignoux, and the project drew closer to William Shakespeare's King Lear. During the years when the screenplay was waiting, he painted every shot of it. The French producer Serge Silberman raised the funds. His wife, Yaguchi Yōko, died during production. The film was presented at the Tokyo festival on 31 May 1985 and was released in Japan the following day.
Who it is for
Nearly three hours, with battles that involved about fourteen hundred extras in armour.
Prizes and reception
Academy Award for costume design for Wada Emi in 1986, it was at its release the most expensive Japanese film ever produced.
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