A. K.
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An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
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Cast
13 people
Chris Marker
Self - Narrator (voice)
Also in
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
L’indispensable
Akira Kurosawa
Self
Also in
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Morceaux de Cannes
Tatsuya Nakadai
Self
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Ishirō Honda
Self
Also in
Samurai Kids
The Discarnates
Asakazu Nakai
Self
Takao Saitō
Self
Yoshirō Muraki
Self
Fumio Yanoguchi
Self
Takeji Sano
Self
Teruyo Nogami
Self
Also in
Autumn Days
Fumisuke Okada
Self
Vittorio Dalle Ore
Self
Chris Marker Director · Tōru Takemitsu Composer Frans-Yves Marescot Cinematographer
United States release January 29, 1986 · Produced in France, Japan · Languages French, Japanese
Production
Nippon Herald Films
Production
Greenwich Film Production
Production
Herald Ace
Production
Greenwich Film Productions
Production
France · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 17, 1985
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · May 20, 1985
Theatrical
United States · January 29, 1986
Theatrical
Japan
December 21, 1985 · Theatrical
July 20, 2018 · Premiere · Skip City International D-Cinema Film Festival
Taiwan
November 9, 2012 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
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