JAPANESE: Dolby Digital 5.1 JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Mono
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: English Packaging: Keep Case Rating: R Features:
Commentary Track With Peter Grilli Commentary Track With Stephen Prince Subtitle Control Restoration Demo European Trailer Home Video Trailer Filmography Production Notes Weblinks
Release Date: Nov 22, 2005 Region: 1 Runtime: 160 mins Studio: Criterion Audio:
JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Stereo
Video:
Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Subtitles: English Packaging: Custom Case Rating: NR Features:
Disc 1: The Film Audio Commentary by Kurosawa scholar Stephen Prince An Appreciation of the film by director Sidney Lumet (Network, Dog Day Afternoon) Original Theatrical Trailer Disc 2: The SupplementsA.K., a 74-minute film by director Chris Marker (La jetée, Sans soleil), examining the making of RanAkira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create, a 37-minute documentary on the making of Ran, created as part of the Toho Masterworks series Image: Kurosawa’s Continuity, a 35-minute video piece reconstructing Ran through Akira Kurosawa’s paintings and sketches New video interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai New essay by film critic Michael Wilmington Plus: a 28-page booklet featuring film critic Michael Wilmington and interviews with Kurosawa and composer Toru Takemitsu