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Ran AKA Chaos (1985)
An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.Director: Akira Kurosawa
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:Cast & crew filmographies
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Subtitles:English (Burned-in)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince (author of "The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa")
Audio commentary track by filmmaker and Japanese specialist Peter Grilli, producer of Kurosawa -
Extras:Production notes
Restoration demo (3:54)
Akira Kurosawa filmography
European trailer
Home video trailer
Weblinks (2 Stills)
DVD-ROM: Weblinks -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:"Ran Masterworks Edition" (which was previously only available as an Amazon.com exclusive limited edition box set - only 5,000 individually numbered units to be produced. Box also contains regular releases of “Madadayo” and “Kurosawa”) is now available seperately as are "Madadayo" and "Kurosawa".
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Easter eggs:On the main menu, highlight the Wellspring logo, and press Enter to see the DVD Credits (1 Still).
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Subtitles:Chinese (Traditional), English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital mono
French Dolby Digital mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Audio commentary by film historian Stephen Prince (author of "The Warrior's Camera: The Cinema of Akira Kurosawa")
Film introduction from Sidney Lumet (12:02)
Trailer 1 (2:04)
Trailer 2 (1:44)
Trailer 3 (3:11)
Trailer 4 (3:02)
DISC TWO
"A.K." documentary by Chris Marker (74:33)
"Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful To Create" documentary (29:54)
"Image: Kurosawa's Continuity" documentary (36:02)
Interview with actor Tatsuya Nakadai (9:51) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:"A.K." is in anamorphic 1.66:1.
Includes a 28-page booklet with an essay on the film by critic Michael Wilmington, an interview with director/co-writer/editor Akira Kurosawa, and an interview with composer Toru Takemitsu.
The Audio commentary is the same as the one in the R0 "Wellspring" release, with some new content edited in. -
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Extras:Awards (4 pages)
Filmography of Akira Kurosawa (4 pages)
Trailer (1:28) -
Subtitles:Danish, Norwegian (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The text extras are in English.
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Extras:Musical trailer
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Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digitial 5.1 Surround
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
Musical trailer
DISC TWO
"A.K.": Making of featurette by Chris Marker (70 mins)
Documentary on the Samurai by a specialist in Japanese martial arts (40 mins)
Interview with Catherine Cadou, Akira Kurosawa's interpreter and friend (15 mins)
Memories of childhood: excerpts from the documentary "Kurosawa" (22 mins)
Short story on a great film (10 mins)
Kurosawa filmography and biography -
Subtitles:French (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digitial 5.1 Surround
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
French Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:There is an 80 Page Colour Booklet included.
There are no subtitles on extra features. -
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Amazon France
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"Art of the Samurai" documentary (41:02)
"A.K." documentary by Chris Marker (71:33)
"Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and the Intimate"
documentary (41:50)
"The Samurai" documentary (52:48)
"Akira Kurosawa by Catherine Cadou" featurette (14:05)
Photo Gallery (4:56)
Trailer (1:54) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 16 page booklet with an essay by David Jenkins.
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Extras:
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Subtitles:Dutch, English, German (Forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:"A.K." is in anamorphic 1.66:1.
Same transfer as the French release but different to UK release.
Subtitle translation same as UK release but with the UK grammatical errors corrected and a different font is used.
Disc are Region 2/4 encoded. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
DISC TWO
"A.K." - a documentary on the making of "Ran", by Chris Marker (71:13) -
Subtitles:English (forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Initial pressings have the case incorrectly stating that there are no subtitles and an English soundtrack.
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Extras:"A.K." documentary by Chris Marker (71:35)
Trailer (2:02) -
Subtitles:English (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Subtitles:Chinese and English
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaged as an amaray contained in a slipcase.
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Extras:
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Subtitles:Dutch, English, German (Forced)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
German Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:"A.K." is in anamorphic 1.66:1.
Same transfer as the French release but different to UK release.
Subtitle translation same as UK release but with the UK grammatical errors corrected and a different font is used.
Disc are Region 2/4 encoded. -
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Extras:Biographies
Trailer
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Subtitles:Russian (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
Russian voiceover Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo -
Case type:Keep Case
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OVERALL: Draw
For extras, the R0 Wellspring, R1 Criterion, R2 French Édition Prestige, R2 German Arthaus have the best yet all differing extras.
For audio, the R0 Wellspring, R2 German Special Edition, R2 Arthaus, R2 UK Optimum, R4 Australian editions for the 5.1 track.
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CUTS:
- R0 America- Fox Lorber - No Cuts (165:12 NTSC)
- R0 The Masterworks Edition America- Wellspring - No Cuts (160:09 NTSC)
- R0 Hong Kong- Ocean Shores Video - Yes, Specs indicate that it is missing approximately 6 minutes of footage.
- R1 America- Criterion Collection - No Cuts (162:25 NTSC)
- R2 Denmark-Norway- Svensk Filmindustri - No cuts (155:45 PAL)
- R2 France- Studio Canal - No Cuts (155:37 PAL).
- R2 Édition Prestige France- Studio Canal - No Cuts (155:37 PAL).
- R2 Premium Edition Germany- Arthaus - No cuts (155:37 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition Germany- Studio Canal/Universal - No Cuts (155:36 PAL).
- R2 United Kingdom- Warner Home Video - No Cuts (155:59 PAL)
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Optimum Releasing - No cuts (155:38 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Panorama - No Cuts
- R4 Collector's Edition Australia- Studio Canal/Universal - No Cuts (155:36 PAL).
- R5 Russia- Twister Digital Video - No cuts (153:50 PAL)
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Comparison added by The Rewind Team on 24/12/02
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 14/07/22UPDATE LOG:
22/06/11: Comparison clean-up.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
30/12/15: Added France single, Germany x2, UK Optimum, Russia, updated Fox Lorber Wellspring Criterion France SC UK Warner Australia runtimes, ASINs, updated "Disc 1" to "DISC ONE", Criterion spine number, Fox Lorber subs to "burned-in", capsaholic.
14/07/22: Added Denmark Norway.
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