A listing of films we would love to screen at the theater.

Ran

Poster for the movie "Ran"
Release Date  1 June 1985 (2 h 42 min)
Directed by  Akira Kurosawa
Writer  Masato Ide
Composer  Tôru Takemitsu
Genres  Action, Drama, History
Country   Japan,   France
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Set in Japan in the 16th century (or so), an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them, or cause them to turn on each other...and him...

  • Year of production  1985
  • Release Date  1 June 1985
  • Local Release Date  31 December 2015
  • Revenue  $4,069,653
  • Budget  $11,500,000
  • Language  Japanese


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Overview

The Greatest Shakespeare Film

Set in Japan in the 16th century (or so), an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them, or cause them to turn on each other...and him...


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  • TMDb ID  11645
  • Original Title 
  • Release Date  1 June 1985
  • Local Release Date  31 December 2015
  • Runtime  2 h 42 min
  • Production  Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Productions, Herald Ace
  • Country   Japan,   France
  • Languages  Japanese
  • Genres  Action, Drama, History
  • Director  Akira Kurosawa
  • Producer  Masato Hara, Serge Silberman
  • Director of Photography  中井朝一, Takao Saitô, Shôji Ueda
  • Original Music Composer  Tôru Takemitsu
  • Author 
  • Writer  Masato Ide
  • Certification 
  • Budget  $11,500,000
  • Revenue  $4,069,653
  • IMDb Id  tt0089881
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario

Masato Ide

Soundtrack

Tôru Takemitsu

Production

Masato Hara
Serge Silberman

Companies

Nippon Herald Films
Greenwich Film Productions
Herald Ace

Posters


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Rashomon

Poster for the movie "Rashomon"
Release Date  26 December 1950 (1 h 28 min)
Directed by  Akira Kurosawa
Writer 
Composer  Fumio Hayasaka
Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country   Japan
Rating 
Not rated yet!

Synopsis and Details

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

  • Year of production  1950
  • Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Local Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Revenue  $96,568
  • Budget  $250,000
  • Language  Japanese


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Overview

The husband, the wife...or the bandit?

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.


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  • Movie Rating  Not rated
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Metadata

  • TMDb ID  548
  • Original Title  羅生門
  • Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Local Release Date  26 December 1950
  • Runtime  1 h 28 min
  • Production  Daiei Motion Picture Company
  • Country   Japan
  • Languages  Japanese
  • Genres  Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • Director  Akira Kurosawa
  • Producer  Minoru Jingo
  • Director of Photography  Kazuo Miyagawa
  • Original Music Composer  Fumio Hayasaka
  • Author 
  • Writer 
  • Certification  NR
  • Budget  $250,000
  • Revenue  $96,568
  • IMDb Id  tt0042876
  • Adult 
  • Homepage 

Directors



Scénario


Soundtrack

Fumio Hayasaka

Production

Minoru Jingo

Companies

Daiei Motion Picture Company

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