Ran  [videorecording] / 
Serge Silberman and Katsumi Furukawa present an Akira Kurosawa film ; a Greenwich Film Production ; Herald Ace Inc. ; Nippon Herald Films ; screenplay, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide ; produced by Serge Silberman and Masato Hara ; directed by Akira Kurosawa. 
 - Masterworks ed. 
 - New York :  Wellsping,  2003. 
 - 1 videodisc (160 min.) :  sound, color ;   4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Originally produced as a motion picture in 1985.  Special features: Audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince and producer Peter Grilli; production notes; restoration demo; filmography of Akira Kurosawa; trailers. 
<br/><br/>Photography, Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda; music, Toru Takemitsu ; English adaptation, Anne Brav.  Photography, Takao Saito, Masaharu Ueda; music, Toru Takemitsu ; English adaptation, Anne Brav. 
<br/><br/>Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: R. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, 1.85 anamorphic 16x9 widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround and 2.0 mono. 
<br/><br/><br/>Japanese dialogue, English subtitles. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0794203361 9780794203368  
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>720917536729 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>FLV5367  Wellspring Media 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tape (http://www.midwesttapes.com) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Japan--History--1185-1868--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Nihon  Rekishi  1185-1868. Shåogun. 
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00485 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/72