Ran (Akira Kurosawa) (4K UHD + Blu-ray + Blu-ray Extras) [Blu-ray]

Based on William Shakespeare's play 'King Lear' and adapted to medieval Japan in the 16th century, Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece tells the story of the powerful Hidetora Ichimonji who, old and tired, decides to abdicate and pass power to his three sons. . The youngest son, Saburo, prophesies that the kingdom will not remain united and that the brothers will destroy each other. The old man feels betrayed by his son and banishes him. It is not long before the eldest son, Taro, banishes his father and together with his other brother, Jiro, prepares an ambush to kill their father.

Additional features:

• Ran: the restoration
• Ran, another look: interview with director of photography Shoji Ueda
• Interview with actress Mieko Harada
• Interview with Shakespeare specialist Michael Brooke
• Presentation of the restored 4K version at the 2015 Tokyo Festival
• Trailer

Image: 1.85:1

Duration: 160 minutes

Disk region: B


DISC 1 – 4K Ultra HDR 10 Dolby Vision•Ran by Akira Kurosawa: The New Movie Restoration in 4K – 1.85:1 Letterbox – 160 min. • Color.

AUDIO: Spanish 5.1 DTS-HD MA and Stereo 2.0; Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD MA.

SUBTITLES: Spanish


DISC 2 – BLU-RAYTM – 1080p HD•Akira Kurosawa's Ran: The New Restoration Movie in 4K – 1.85:1 Letterbox – 160 min. • Color

AUDIO: Spanish Stereo 2.0 DTS-HD MA; Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD MA

SUBTITLES: Spanish