Akira Kurosawa's spellbinding transposition of "King Lear" to feudal Japan chronicles Lord Hidetora's attempt to pass down his kingdom to his sons, which results in its violent and chaotic downfall. Tatsuya Nakadai stars, with Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu and Daisuke Ryu as his sons, and Mieko Harada as ruthless Lady Kaede. 162 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish; Subtitles: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish; bonus documentary "AK" (1985); featurettes; interview. In Japanese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English.
