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A. K.

A. K.

19856.31h 15m

Overview

An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

Directed by Chris Marker
Written by Chris Marker
Produced by Serge Silberman
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Top Cast

Chris Marker

Chris Marker

Self - Narrator (voice)

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Self

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Self

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Self

Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu Nakai

Self

T

Takao Saitō

Self

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Self

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Fumio Yanoguchi

Self

T

Takeji Sano

Self

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo Nogami

Self

Themes & Keywords

cinema on cinemamovie businessfilmmakingmaking ofdocumentary filmmakingportrait of an artistportrait of a filmmakermount fuji, japanjapanese cinema

About A. K.

A. K. is a documentary film released in 1985 exploring themes of cinema on cinema, movie business, filmmaking, making of, documentary filmmaking, portrait of an artist. Directed by Chris Marker, it stars Chris Marker, Akira Kurosawa, Tatsuya Nakadai. An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.

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