"The 'Oriental Lear': (Mis)understanding Kurosawa's Ran"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc2253/
Author:
	Dennan, Douglas.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2013
Publication Information:
	Sigma Tau Delta 10 (2013): 55–65. (http://www.english.org/sigmatd/pdf/publications/review13.pdf)
Annotation:
	Argues that Western critics have ignored Akira Kurosawa's statement that his primary inspiration for Ran was the story of Mori Motonari, not Shakespeare's King Lear. Asserts that many critics who try to read Ran as an adaptation of King Lear devalue the Japanese traditions that Kurosawa makes use of in the film.
Language:
	English
Cross-References:
	Kurosawa, Ran
Persons:
	Kurosawa, Akira
Keywords:
	Japan
Tags:
	Film, Cinema, Television, Radio, King Lear, Productions
WSB Update:
	Spring 2016
WSB Record Number:
	bbbc2253