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Subject: Re: Ran and Kung-Fu movies kinship (very
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Date: Wed, 22-Jan-86 23:44:00 EST
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/* Written  2:38 pm  Jan 20, 1986 by nielsen@hplabsc in ISM780:net.movies */
>My understanding was that Ran is based on the story in Japanese folklore
>and that the similarity to King Lear was recognized by Kurosawa HALF-WAY
>through while he was making it.  Therefore any comparisons on the divulgence
>of the movie's plot to King Lear are invalid.                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Actually, divulging *anything* to King Lear would be pretty tricky :-)!

Diane Holt
Interactive Systems Corp.
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