One of the most important and influential film makers in cinematic history, akira kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years. His final masterpiece, ran has been beautifully restored in 4k, approved by director of photography shôji ueda.a reimagining of shakespeare's king lear set in feudal japan, ran tells the story of lord hidetora ichimonji tatsuya nakadai – yojimbo, kagemusha an aging warlord who, after spending his life consolidating his empire, decides to abdicate and divide his kingdom amongst his three sons taro akira terao letter from the mountain, dreams, jiro jinpachi nezu – the man in white, red shadow akakage and saburo daisuke ryû – tôno monogatari, gojo reisenki gojoe. This leads to a brutal and bloody war between the brothers for absolute power of the kingdom.extrasa.k. – feature length chris marker documentary on akira kurosawainterview with the director of photography – shôji uedainterview with ms mieko haradainterview with michael brooke – author journaliststage appearance at tokyo international film festival 2015ran the restoration