A. K.

A. K.

75 mins | Documentary | May 20, 1985

In 1985, Chris Marker traveled to Japan to attend the filming of Ran, directed by Akira Kurosawa. Marker analyzes the progress of filming; the infinite patience of a team under the orders of a meticulous director down to the smallest detail; the antithetical mixture of the modern with the traditional; of the real with the fictitious; of life with cinema… and literature.

A. K.

75 mins | Documentary | May 20, 1985

A. K.
In 1985, Chris Marker traveled to Japan to attend the filming of Ran, directed by Akira Kurosawa. Marker analyzes the progress of filming; the infinite patience of a team under the orders of a meticulous director down to the smallest detail; the antithetical mixture of the modern with the traditional; of the real with the fictitious; of life with cinema… and literature.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Productions, Herald Ace
Original title A. K.
Directors Chris Marker
Writers Chris Marker

Cast

Chris Marker

as Narrator (voice)

Akira Kurosawa

as Self

Asakazu Nakai

as Self

Fumio Yanoguchi

as Self

Ishirō Honda

as Self

Shinobu Muraki

as Self

Takao Saitō

as Self

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Self

Takeji Sano

as Self

Teruyo Nogami

as Self

Toru Takemitsu

as Self

Masato Hara

as Self