New 4K remaster of one of the greatest films ever made.

Akira Kurosawa’s late masterpiece RAN is an epic in the truest sense of the word. Not only was it Kurosawa’s highest budgeted film, it was the most expensive Japanese film ever made up to that point. As you would expect from Kurosawa, he uses the dramatically increased scale of the film to make something that is jaw-dropping in its effects. Kurosawa had hundreds of suits of armor and period weapons constructed and he filmed in ancient castles and even an active volcano. The story, based in part on King Lear, provides a rich emotional fabric for Kurosawa and his talented cast to work with. This is a film that must be experienced in a theater.