Ran (1985 - Akira Kurosawa) (DVD) Japanese Movie (English Sub)

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Title : Ran (1985 - Akira Kurosawa)
Also known as : Chaos / Revolt
Running time: Appx. 160 minutes
Listing date : 15 Dec 2003
Disc Qty : 1 pcs
Weight : 150(g)

Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Cast by
Nakadai Tatsuya , Harada Mieko , Akira Terao , Nomura Mansai
Synopsis
It is a tale about the downfall of the once-powerful Ichimonji clan after its patriarch Hidetora decides to give control of his kingdom up to his three sons: Taro, Jiro, and Saburo. Taro, the eldest, will receive the prestigious First Castle and become leader of the Ichimonji clan, while Jiro and Saburo will be given the Second and Third Castles. Hidetora will remain the titular leader and retain the title of Great Lord. Jiro and Saburo are to support Taro, and Hidetora illustrates this by using a bundle of arrows.[3] Saburo criticizes the logic of Hidetora's plan. Hidetora achieved power through violence and treachery, he reminds his father, yet he foolishly expects his sons to be loyal to him. Hidetora mistakes these comments for a threat; and, when his servant Tango comes to Saburo's defense, he banishes both of them.

Following Hidetora's abdication, Taro's wife Lady Kaede begins pushing for Taro to take direct control of the Ichimonji clan, and engineers a rift between Taro and Hidetora. Lady Kaede resents Hidetora for massacring her family in a previous war and forcing her to marry Taro. Matters come to a head when Hidetora kills one of Taro's guards who was threatening his fool Kyoami. When Taro subsequently demands that Hidetora renounce his title of Great Lord, Hidetora storms out of the castle. He then travels to Jiro's castle, only to discover that Jiro is more interested in using Hidetora as a pawn in his own power play. Finally Hidetora journeys to the Third Castle, which had been abandoned after Saburo's forces followed their lord into exile. They take shelter in the castle only to be ambushed by the combined forces of Taro and Jiro. In a horrific massacre that is the centerpiece of the film, Hidetora's bodyguards are treacherously slaughtered, his concubines commit suicide, and the castle is set on fire. Hidetora is left to commit seppuku (ritual suicide). However, to his dismay, Hidetora's sword has been broken and he cannot commit seppuku. Instead of killing himself, Hidetora becomes insane and wanders away from the burning castle, his attackers too awe-struck by his transformation to intervene. As Taro and Jiro's forces storm the castle, Jiro's general Kurogane has Taro assassinated...

Synopsis
It is a tale about the downfall of the once-powerful Ichimonji clan after its patriarch Hidetora decides to give control of his kingdom up to his three sons: Taro, Jiro, and Saburo. Taro, the eldest, will receive the prestigious First Castle and become leader of the Ichimonji clan, while Jiro and Saburo will be given the Second and Third Castles. Hidetora will remain the titular leader and retain the title of Great Lord. Jiro and Saburo are to support Taro, and Hidetora illustrates this by using a bundle of arrows.[3] Saburo criticizes the logic of Hidetora's plan. Hidetora achieved power through violence and treachery, he reminds his father, yet he foolishly expects his sons to be loyal to him. Hidetora mistakes these comments for a threat; and, when his servant Tango comes to Saburo's defense, he banishes both of them.

Following Hidetora's abdication, Taro's wife Lady Kaede begins pushing for Taro to take direct control of the Ichimonji clan, and engineers a rift between Taro and Hidetora. Lady Kaede resents Hidetora for massacring her family in a previous war and forcing her to marry Taro. Matters come to a head when Hidetora kills one of Taro's guards who was threatening his fool Kyoami. When Taro subsequently demands that Hidetora renounce his title of Great Lord, Hidetora storms out of the castle. He then travels to Jiro's castle, only to discover that Jiro is more interested in using Hidetora as a pawn in his own power play. Finally Hidetora journeys to the Third Castle, which had been abandoned after Saburo's forces followed their lord into exile. They take shelter in the castle only to be ambushed by the combined forces of Taro and Jiro. In a horrific massacre that is the centerpiece of the film, Hidetora's bodyguards are treacherously slaughtered, his concubines commit suicide, and the castle is set on fire. Hidetora is left to commit seppuku (ritual suicide). However, to his dismay, Hidetora's sword has been broken and he cannot commit seppuku. Instead of killing himself, Hidetora becomes insane and wanders away from the burning castle, his attackers too awe-struck by his transformation to intervene. As Taro and Jiro's forces storm the castle, Jiro's general Kurogane has Taro assassinated...

Directed by
Akira Kurosawa

Cast by
Nakadai Tatsuya
Harada Mieko
Akira Terao
Nomura Mansai

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