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A.K. is a french film of genre Documentary directed by Chris Marker released in USA on 29 january 1986 with Akira Kurosawa

A.K. (1985)

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A.K. is a 1985 French documentary film directed by Chris Marker about the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. Though it was filmed while Kurosawa was working on Ran, the film focuses more on Kurosawa's remote but polite personality than on the making of the film. The film is sometimes seen as being reflective of Marker's fascination with Japanese culture, which he also drew on for one of his best-known films, Sans Soleil. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival.

Synopsis

Sur les pentes du Mont Fuji, un dieu dirige le "Chaos". Il s'agit d'Akira Kurosawa et de son dernier film. Chris Marker, specialiste du Japon, l'a accompagne durant le tournage.Il nous permet d'assister a la naissance de l'oeuvre d'un maitre du 7e art.

Actors

Akira Kurosawa

(Himself)
Shigehiko Hasumi

(Narrator)
Chris Marker

(Narrator in the French version)
Tatsuya Nakadai

(Himself)
Ishirō Honda

(Himself)
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