The Essay-Homage: Kurosawa by Marker

Chris Marker travelled to the vicinity of Mount Fuji to observe the meticulousness and technique of Kurosawa and his collaborators during _Ran_’s production. A making-of, a travel diary and a reflection on the Japanese director’s work all at once, this is a subtle essay-homage—typically Marker.

We are thrilled to present Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece Ran, followed by Chris Marker’s documentary on this same film! This adaptation of King Lear becomes a majestic, blood-soaked epic under the Japanese master’s direction, played by the great Tatsuya Nakadai.