Ran (1985)
Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons - Taro and Jiro - agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son's brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo can possibly save him.
Primary Title
- Ran
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 13 December 2014
Release Year
- 1985
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 20
Duration
- 140:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Japanese warlord Hidetori Ichimonji decides the time has come to retire and divide his fiefdom among his three sons. His eldest and middle sons - Taro and Jiro - agree with his decision and promise to support him for his remaining days. The youngest son Saburo disagrees with all of them arguing that there is little likelihood the three brothers will remain united. Insulted by his son's brashness, the warlord banishes Saburo. As the warlord begins his retirement, he quickly realizes that his two eldest sons selfish and have no intention of keeping their promises. It leads to war and only banished Saburo can possibly save him.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Japanese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Japan--History--1185-1868--Drama
- Motion pictures, Japanese
- Feature films--Japan
Genres
- Action
- Drama
- War
Contributors
- Akira Kurosawa (Director)
- Akira Kurosawa (Writer)
- Hideo Oguni (Writer)
- Tatsuya Nakadai (Actor)
- Akira Terao (Actor)
- Jinpachi Nezu (Actor)
- Daisuke Ryû (Actor)
- Mieko Harada (Actor)
- Yoshiko Miyazaki (Actor)
- Greenwich Film Productions (Production Unit)
- Herald Ace (Production Unit)
- Nippon Herald Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Japan--History--1185-1868--Drama
- Motion pictures, Japanese
- Feature films--Japan