The first (and only) season of FX's Shōgun came to a close this week, with Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) unifying control of Japan, though at a steep cost. Toranaga is closely based on Tokugawa ...

"One of the most exquisite spectacles ever made." Rialto Pictures has unveiled a new trailer for the 40th anniversary re-release of the Japanese medieval epic called Ran, one of the final films made ...

Akira Kurosawa could very well be the single most influential filmmaker of the 20th century. With the possible exception of Alfred Hitchcock, no filmmaker has been more frequently shouted out by ...

If Kurosawa was accessible to Western audiences, it was perhaps in part because he was inspired by Western literature and film. William Shakespeare provided continued inspiration for Kurosawa, ...

Forty years on from its release, war film Ran continues to prove popular among movie enthusiasts and is available on the ...

Rahul Malhotra is a Weekend News Writer for Collider. From Francois Ozon to David Fincher, he'll watch anything once. He has been writing for Collider for over two years, and has covered everything ...

Directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, Ran was one of his final films. Released in 1985, it is a loose adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear set in Japan's Sengoku period. After Throne of ...

Forty years ago, a clerical error and bad blood cost Akira Kurosawa an Oscar. Silberman next considered entering Ran as a French entry, but French rules stipulated ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Although he is widely regarded as one of cinema's greatest auteurs, Akira Kurosawa always struggled to find acceptance in his home country of Japan. His story was similar to that of the Indian maestro ...