A documentary that shows the production of Ran and discusses the film techniques of Kurosawa himself.
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Shigehiko Hasumi | ... |
Narration
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| Chris Marker | ... |
narrator in the French version (voice)
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| Akira Kurosawa | ... |
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| Tatsuya Nakadai | ... |
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| Ishirô Honda | ... |
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Asakazu Nakai | ... |
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Takao Saitô | ... |
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Fumio Yanoguchi | ... |
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Takeji Sano | ... |
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Teruyo Nogami | ... |
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Fumisuke Okada | ... |
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Vittorio Dalle Ore | ... |
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Tôru Takemitsu | ... |
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Masato Hara | ... |
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Shinobu Muraki | ... |
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Directed by
| Chris Marker | ||
Written by
| Chris Marker | ... | () |
Produced by
| Masato Hara | ... | associate producer |
| Serge Silberman | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tôru Takemitsu | ||
Cinematography by
| Frans-Yves Marescot | ||
Editing by
| Chris Marker | ||
Editorial Department
| Minh-Tam Nguyen | ... | assistant editor |
Production Management
| Ulrich Picard | ... | general production manager (as Ully Pickardt) |
| Takafumi Ôhashi | ... | production manager (as Takashi Ôhashi) |
Sound Department
| Catherine Adda | ... | sound editor |
| Junichi Shima | ... | sound recordist |
| Claude Villand | ... | sound re-recordist |
Special Effects by
| Patrick Duroux | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hiroshi Ishida | ... | assistant camera |
| Tsutomu Ishizuka | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Hisao Kurosawa | ... | production coordinator |
| Teishu Murata | ... | calligraphy |
Thanks
| Catherine Cadou | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA) (1985) (France) (theatrical)
- Virgin Vision (1985) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Orion Classics (1986) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (special feature on 'Ran' DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1995) (Finland) (tv)
- The Criterion Collection (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2010) (Japan) (tv)
- Rialto Pictures (2016) (United States) (theatrical) (reissue)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Ciné-Titres (English subtitles)
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This documentary will be included as part of the Criterion Collection DVD edition of Ran (1985). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Music for the Movies: Tôru Takemitsu (1994). See more » |
| Soundtracks | String quartet, A Way Alone, mov.1 See more » |
| Quotes |
Chris Marker:
[narrating]
In this kind of shooting, the first pitfall to avoid is appropriating a beauty that does not belong to us - to play up the lovely, backlit shot. Of course, some of that borrowed beauty will come through anyway, but we shall try to show what we see the way we see it, from *our* eye-level. See more » |