Watch a master bleed for his masterpiece — Kurosawa's 'Ran' almost killed him, and this doc shows every scar.
Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on “Ran” (1985).
Direction
Okamoto lets Kurosawa's exhaustion speak louder than words.
Production
Behind-the-scenes of the legendary castle burning sequence.
Acting
Kurosawa on camera: cranky, vulnerable, undeniable.
Director
Yoshinari Okamoto
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kurosawa storyboarded every shot of 'Ran' as full-color paintings — 1,800 of them — and this doc shows him physically deteriorating while defending each one.
The title 'It Is Wonderful to Create' is deeply ironic here; Kurosawa visibly ages decades in 30 minutes, suggesting creation as slow destruction.
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