Scenes

Features

Restored high-definition digital transfer; Audio commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince; An appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet. "A.K.," a 74-minute making-of film by director Chris Marker. "Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create"; A 37-minute documentary "Image: Kurosawa's Continuity," a 35-minute video piece; New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai; Original theatrical trailer. New essay by film critic Michael Wilmington; and a new and improved English subtitle translation.

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Ran: The Film
1. Boar Hunt [9:05]
2. A Dream [3:06]
3. Hidetora Steps Aside [9:38]
4. Banished [3:40]
5. Lord Taro [4:57]
6. "A Gourd in the Wind" [8:22]
7. Jiro's Plan [2:43]
8. Betrayed Again [8:22]
9. The Truth [9:32]
10. Lord Jiro [16:11]
11. Tsurumaru [10:02]
12. Lady Kaede [12:51]
13. Saburo Is Needed [5:22]
14. "Bring Back the Head" [9:33]
15. "Don't Crush Me" [4:54]
16. A Message From Saburo [5:47]
17. Lost [3:08]
18. War Awaits [5:21]
19. Found [9:17]
20. Jiro Attacks [6:01]
21. Father and Son [5:04]
22. The House of Ichimonji Falls [5:55]
23. End Credits [3:33]
1. Establishing Hidetora/The Fool [9:05]
2. Noh Style/Kurosawa's Fears [3:06]
3. Historical Sources [9:38]
4. Visual Motifs [3:40]
5. Lady Kaede [4:57]
6. Machinations [8:22]
7. Jiro [2:43]
8. Buddhism/Hidetora's Demise [8:22]
9. Abstracted Action/Class Warfare [9:32]
10. Hell [16:11]
11. Noh and Shakespeare/Shooting Methods [10:02]
12. Performance High Point [12:51]
13. A Distant Point of View [5:22]
14. Kyoami's Role/A Woman's Rage [9:33]
15. An Old Artist/Didacticism [4:54]
16. Technique [5:47]
17. Disintegration of Narrative [3:08]
18. Epic Filmmaking/Pure Pessimism [5:21]
19. Oversize Performances [9:17]
20. Modern-World Parallels/Photographic Realism [6:01]
21. Distance/Didacticism [5:04]
22. Kurogane [5:55]
23. Summary Statement [3:33]
Disc #2 -- Ran: The Supplements
1. Watching Akira Kurosawa [7:11]
2. Preparations [6:20]
3. Scene 52 [5:11]
4. Battle [4:51]
5. Patience [1:15]
6. Faithfulness [6:27]
7. Speed [4:06]
8. Horses [5:59]
9. Lacquer and Gold [5:01]
10. Horror [4:42]
11. Fire [7:05]
12. Fog [5:26]
13. Chaos [10:53]
1. Kurosawa's Passion [6:11]
2. Makeup [2:22]
3. The Burning Scale [9:44]
4. Kaede's Seduction [3:40]
5. Lady Sue's head [2:54]
6. An Inner Storm [2:05]
7. The Summation of a Life's Work [2:55]
1. Boar Hunt [3:25]
2. Hidetora Steps Aside [4:57]
3. Banished [:49]
4. Lord Taro [2:04]
5. "A Gourd in the Wind" [:44]
6. Jiro's Plan [:46]
7. Betrayed Again [3:59]
8. Lord Jiro [5:13]
9. The Storm/Tsurumaru [3:11]
10. Lady Kaede [:39]
11. Saburo Is Needed [1:53]
12. A Message From Saburo [1:19]
13. Lost [:33]
14. War Awaits [4:03]
15. Father and Son [2:22]