Mieko Harada

As an aging Yuriko loses her memory, her son Izumi confronts his own sense of disorientation while uncovering buried secrets from her past.

Academy Award-winning director Akira Kurosawa, whose cinematic geniushas inspired such classic films as "Star Wars" and "The MagnificentSeven," presents his 28th and most personal film.

In Akira Kurosawa’s dazzling samurai epic (loosely based on King Lear), chaos erupts as Lord Hidetora divides his empire among his three warring sons.