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Akira Kurosawa19852h 40mWar, Action, Drama, Classic

Why we chose it

Akira Kurosawa took “King Lear” to feudal Japan and earned the only Best Director Oscar nomination of his career. A real castle was built on the slopes of Mount Fuji and burned down for real, and Tatsuya Nakadai walks out of the flames in a single take, since there was never going to be another.

Synopsis

At seventy, Hidetora Ichimonji has spent a lifetime taking this land by the sword, and now he calls his three sons together. Taro is to have the First Castle, Jiro the Second and Saburo the Third, on condition that the brothers stand firmly behind the eldest. When Saburo tells his father the truth, he is banished before the day is out.

Information

Director
Cast
Production year
1985
Decade
1980s
Duration
2h 40m
Genre
WarActionDramaClassic
Festivals & Awards
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan, France
Subtitles
Greek, Polish
Age rating
Κ-12

Oscars

Best Costume Design

1986

Oscars

Nomination for Best Director

1986

BAFTA

Best Foreign Language Film

1987

What others say

4.5
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