Celebrating the films of Akira Kurosawa. Visually stunning adaptation of King Lear

Coinciding with a major retrospective of his work at the BFI, we are celebrating the career of Akira Kurosawa. Arguably Japan's finest director and one of the most influential film-makers of all-time. We are delighted to be able to present some of his work on the big screen as intended.

About the film
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

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BBFC Insight: moderate bloody violence
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