In conjunction with Shakespeare at Iowa and Shakespeare's First Folio exhibition visit to Iowa City, FilmScene is pleased to present Rialto Pictures stunning restoration and rerelease of Akira Kurosawa's Shakespearean masterpiece.

Two shows only! Don't miss!

"Awe inspiring!" -Elliott Stein, Village Voice

"Kurosawa's magisterial epic demands viewing on the big screen!" -Time Out New York

"Spectacular! Among the most thrilling movie experiences a viewer can have!" -Terrance Rafferty, The New York Times

Akira Kurosawa’s Academy Award-winning adaptation of William Shakespeare's "King Lear," RAN considers the disastrous consequences of Lord Hidetora Ichimonji’s (Tatsuya Nakadai) decision to split his kingdom among his three sons.

At the age of seventy (Kurosawa himself was 75 at the time of making this film!), Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji, after many years of consolidating his empire, decides to abdicate his position and split his domain up between his three sons. The oldest son Taro will rule, and his second son Jiro and younger son Saburo will take over the Second and Third Castles but are expected to obey and support their older brother. The two older brothers agree with the arrangement, but Saburo objects and is banished.