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A. K.
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A. K.

May 20, 1985
1h 15m
★ 6.3

Overview

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Nippon Herald Films
Greenwich Film Production
Herald Ace

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Cast

Chris Marker

Self - Narrator (voice)

Chris Marker

Akira Kurosawa

Self

Akira Kurosawa

Tatsuya Nakadai

Self

Tatsuya Nakadai

Ishirō Honda

Self

Ishirō Honda

Asakazu Nakai

Self

Asakazu Nakai

Takao Saitō

Self

Takao Saitō

Yoshirō Muraki

Self

Yoshirō Muraki

Fumio Yanoguchi

Self

Fumio Yanoguchi

Takeji Sano

Self

Takeji Sano

Teruyo Nogami

Self

Teruyo Nogami

Fumisuke Okada

Self

Fumisuke Okada

Vittorio Dalle Ore

Self

Vittorio Dalle Ore

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