- TitleRan (Original)
Chaos (Alternative) - ArticlesArticles held in BFI Reuben LibraryIn: Empire n211 January 2007, pp. 191
At Home/Special Editions: Ran / William THOMAS
DVD Review - EnglishIn: Quarterly Review of Film and Video v23 n4 2006, pp. 341-351
Kurosawa's 'Ran' (1985) and 'King Lear': Towards a... / Joan Pong LINTON
Article, Bibliography - English
Title ends:"...conversation on historical responsibility" RAN is compared with 'King Lear' as an adaptation in convers ation with the original play. The film offers the past as a distanced perspective from which we reflect on the present.In: Literature/Film Quarterly v34 n2 2006, pp. 104-112
Dialogue in Shakespearean Offshoots / Anna K. NARDO
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On four filmic offshoots of "King Lear": RAN, A THOUSAND ACRES, The DRESSER and The KING IS ALIVE.In: Literature/Film Quarterly v34 n2 2006, pp. 85-92
Wailing Woodwind Wild: The Noh Transcription of... / Saviour CATANIA
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"...Shakespeare's Silent Sounds in Kurosawa's Ran". On parallels between Shakespeare's poetry in "King Lear" and Kurosawa's cinematic techniques.In: Asian Cinema v16 n2 Aut/Win 2005, pp. 242-254
Buddhist Symbolism in Akira Kurosawa's Ran: A Counterpoint.. / Kenneth D. NORDIN
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"...to Human Chaos".In: Sight and Sound v14 n7 July 2004, pp. 77
Home movies: reviews / Geoffrey MACNAB
DVD Review - EnglishIn: Asian Cinema v14 n2 Aut/Win 2003, pp. 155-169
Images of Uma(Horses) in the Samurai Films of Akira Kurosawa / Kenneth D. NORDIN
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The horse imagery Kurosawa created in his samurai films emerged out of his love for horses as well as his work on films such as UMA during his apprentice years. Looks at four films - SHICHININ NO SAMURAI, KUMONOSU-JO, KAGEMUSHA and RANIn: Celluloid v24 n1 30 July 2002, pp. 4-7
Kurosawa's Shakespeare / Tanvir MOKAMMEL
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Looks at how many great filmmakers have filmed Shakespeare's plays but focuses particularly on Akira Kurosawa's KUMONOSU- JO (Throne of Blood) and RAN.In: Journal of Film and Video v52 n2 Summer 2000, pp. 13-27
The blooded sacred pine tree: a dialectical depiction of... / Zvika SERPER
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Article title ends "...death in Kurosawa's Throne of Blood and Ran".In: Post Script v20 n1 Autumn 2000, pp. 82-91
The stability of the heart amidst fields of green... / David JORTNER
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As well as current scholarship in this area, a deeper understanding of the role of nature in Akira Kurosawa's RAN can be seen through combining an analysis of his imagery with the cultural relationship of the Japanese to nature.In: Literature/Film Quarterly v28 n2 2000, pp. 149-154
Blood visibility/invisibility in Kurosawa's Ran / Zvika SERPER
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Part of a whole issue on Shakespeare on film, this article looks at RAN, social obligation within the film, and how blood is used to imply disobedience to that obligation.In: Literature/Film Quarterly v25 n2 1997, pp. 146-151
From the Baroque to Wabi: Translating Animal Imagery from... / Julie KANE
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"...Shakespeare's King Lear to Kurosawa's RAN". In an issue about Shakespeare adaptations.In: Literature/Film Quarterly v24 n4 1996, pp. 360-366
Are You Trying to Make Me Commit Suicide? / Kathy HOWLETT
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Examines issues of "Gender, Identity, and Spatial Arrangement in Kurosawa's RAN".In: Literature/Film Quarterly v22 n2 1994, pp. 109-116
The Bow is Bent and Drawn: Kurosawa's Ran and the Shakes... / Samuel CROWL
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Discusses the use of Shakepearian ideas in RAN, especially KING LEAR.In: Literature/Film Quarterly v22 n2 1994, pp. 129-135
The Function of Battle Imagery in Kurosawa's Histories an... / Michael MANHEIM
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Compares the battle scenes in Oliver's and Branagh's HENRY V and Kurosawa's RAN and KAGEMUSHA, putting forward ideas about the different purposes the filmmakers had, and their different outlooks on war and national honour.In: Post Script v12 n1 Autumn 1992, pp. 26-36
Late Kurosawa: KAGEMUSHA and RAN / Kathe GEIST
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On Akira Kurosawa's last two period dramas, KAGEMUSHA and RAN; the difference in style from his earlier work, perhaps being attributed to an aging artist who tends to forego realism and use more more symbolism.In: Shakespeare Bulletin v10 n3 Summer 1992, pp. 37-38
RAN from screenplay to film / Robert HAPGOOD
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Discusses the differences between the screenplay and film of RAN.In: Radio Times v267 n3489 27 Oct 1990, pp. 29
Master Craftsman.
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Article looking at Kurosawa, and particularly his film RAN.In: Shakespeare on Film Newsletter v13 n1 December 1988, pp. 1,6
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Comparison of screenplay with film.In: American Cinematographer v67 n4 April 1986, pp. 66-68,70
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Article on the cinematography of Takao Saito, Masahura Ueda and Asakuzu Nakai.In: American Cinematographer v67 n7 July 1986, pp. 75-76,78
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Article on the work of cinematographers, Takao Saito, Masahura Ueda and Asakuzu Nakai on the film.In: Positif n296 October 1985
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Text of the narration of Chris Marker's film, A.K. about the making of RAN.In: Jeune Cinéma n170 Nov/Dec 1985, pp. 1-4
Review - French
Review of RAN and Chris Marker's film A.K. about the making of RAN.In: Le Film Francais n2068 20 Dec 1985, pp. 3
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Note that Japan will not be nominating RAN for the foreign film Oscar.In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n408 September 1985, pp. 66
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Notes on the making of the film.In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n408 September 1985, pp. 71
Interview - French
Interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai.In: La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son n408 September 1985, pp. 73-74
Interview - French
Interview with composer Toru Takemitsu.In: Screen International n440 7 Apr 1984, pp. 12
English
Note on shooting date and production schedule.