A.K.
Brief Synopsis
A portrait of director Akira Kurosawa's ethos and process. We not only observe the man behind the camera but also the action happening in front of it. In particular, here, we follow Kurosawa while filming his ambitious medieval Japanese take on Shakespeare's "King Lear".
Cast & Crew
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Chris Marker
Director
Tatsuya Nakadai
Himself
Akira Terao
Jinpachi Nezu
Ryu Daisuke
Mieko Harada
Film Details
Also Known As
A.K. the Making of RAN, Kurosawa Akira
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Greenwich Film Productions; Greenwich Film Productions; Herald Ace Inc
Distribution Company
Orion Classics; Virgin Vision
Location
Mount Fuji, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 11m
Synopsis
A portrait of director Akira Kurosawa's ethos and process. We not only observe the man behind the camera but also the action happening in front of it. In particular, here, we follow Kurosawa while filming his ambitious medieval Japanese take on Shakespeare's "King Lear".
Director
Chris Marker
Director
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Himself
Akira Terao
Jinpachi Nezu
Ryu Daisuke
Mieko Harada
Chris Marker
Narration
Akira Kurosawa
Himself
Ishiro Honda
Himself
Crew
Catherine Adda
Sound Editor
Catherine Cadou
Technical Advisor
Patrick Duroux
Special Effects
Yuko Fukusaki
Special Effects (Japanese Eye)
Masato Hara
Associate Producer
Hiroshi Ishida
Photography Assistant
Tsutomu Ishizuka
Photography Assistant
Akira Kurosawa
Other
Hisao Kurosawa
Production Coordinator
Frans-yves Marescot
Director Of Photography
Chris Marker
Other
Chris Marker
Screenwriter
Chris Marker
Chief Editor
Teishu Murata
Other
Takashi Ohashi
Production Manager
Ully Pickardt
General Production Manager
Junichi Shima
Sound Recording
Serge Silberman
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Music ("String Quartet No 1")
Claude Villand
Sound Rerecording
Film Details
Also Known As
A.K. the Making of RAN, Kurosawa Akira
Genre
Biography
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
1985
Production Company
Greenwich Film Productions; Greenwich Film Productions; Herald Ace Inc
Distribution Company
Orion Classics; Virgin Vision
Location
Mount Fuji, Japan
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 11m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 29, 1986
Film was made on the set of Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" about the making of that movie.
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Released in United States Winter January 29, 1986
