In honour of its 40th anniversary, Ran returns to the big screen in a breathtaking 4K restoration. Kurosawa’s most epic masterpiece is a thorough interrogation of the folly of war. Winner of an Oscar and two BAFTAs.

Ran is part of our Summer program featuring 5 classics by Akira Kurosawa. Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, Ran and High and Low will all screen this Summer. Check all dates here.

Akira Kurosawa reinterpreted Shakespeare’s King Lear filming it as an historical epic set in 16th-century Japan. Tatsuya Nakadai plays the aging warlord Hidetora Ichimonji, whose decision to split his kingdom between his sons leads to treason, destruction and madness.