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1 online resource (streaming video file) (160 minutes) : .flv file, sound, color |
| Summary |
In the 16th century, Lord Hidetora decides to retire and share his territory between his three sons, Taro, Jiro and Saburo. The latter foreseeing difficulties, opposes his decision. He is consequently disinherited. However, the father soon discovers that, mocking his authority, his first two sons begin to fight. Jiro treacherously kills Taro and then Saburo before realising that it is in fact Taro's widow who is responsible for this confusion since she had sworn to revenge Hidetora's murder of her family years ago. Now all that is left for Jiro is to die fighting the enemies of the Hidetora dynasty |
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Title from title frames |
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Based on the play King Lear by William Shakespeare |
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This version distributed by StudioCanal |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Takao Saito ; production designer, Inoshiro Honda ; costumes, Emi Wada ; music, Toru Takemitsu |
| Cast |
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Takeshi Nomura, Hisashi Ikawa, Peter, Masayuki Yui, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoshiko Miyazaki |
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Japanese dialogue |
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Closed-captioned in English |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1985 |
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Title from title frames. Description based on online resource (Kanopy, viewed 12/11/24) |
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Inheritance and succession -- Drama
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Kings and rulers -- Drama
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Fathers and sons -- Drama
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Brothers -- Drama
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Aging parents -- Drama
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Families -- Japan -- Drama
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Japan -- History -- 16th century -- Drama
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War films.
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Samurai films.
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Historical films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Films de samouraï.
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Films historiques.
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Films d'aventures.
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Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Films de fiction.
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, film director.
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Silberman, Serge, film producer.
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Hara, Masato, 1931-2021, film producer.
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Furukawa, Katsumi, presenter
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Oguni, Hideo, 1904-1996, screenwriter.
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Ide, Masato, 1920-1989, screenwriter.
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Saitō, Takao, 1929-2014, director of photography.
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Nakai, Asakazu, 1901-1988, director of photography.
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Ueda, Shōji, 1938-2025, director of photography.
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Honda, Ishirō, 1911-1993, production designer.
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Wada, Emi, costume designer.
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Takemitsu, Tōru, composer (expression)
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Terao, Akira, 1947- actor.
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Nakadai, Tatsuya, 1932-
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Ryū, Daisuke, actor.
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Nezu, Jinpachi, 1947-2016, actor.
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Terao, Akira, 1947-
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Nezu, Jinpachi, 1947-2016.
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Harada, Mieko, 1958-
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Miyazaki, Yoshiko, 1958-
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
King Lear.
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Herald Ace Inc., production company.
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Greenwich Film Production S.A., production company.
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Nippon Herald Films, production company.
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Studio Canal, film distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), publisher.
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