On today's episode of 'Deep Dive' we explore Akira Kurosawa's feudal epic: Ran.

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction & Synopsis
0:42 Where Ran ranks amongst Kurosawa's works/Ran as Kurosawa's 'masterpiece'
4:34 Adapting Shakespeare
13:36 The filmmaking of an old master/his influence as a painter
22:42 Use of colour/the style of Ran compared to modern cinema
27:17 Acting as a transformative experience/the influence of Noh theatre
34:37 The battle sequences/the use of sound/how to read a chaotic image
45:24 Kurosawa as a 'less' Japanese filmmaker/Kurosawa unable to get financial backing
50:40 Ran was the most expensive Japanese film at the time/speaking about everything other than Ran
53:39 The originality and expertise of Ran/The nature of adaptation
55:19 Finally ranking Kurosawa's work/Is Kurosawa a top 5 director?



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