Director: Akira Kurosawa Run Time: 162 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1985 Language: Japanese

Starring: Akira Terao, Daisuke Ryu, Hitoshi Ueki, Jinpachi Nezu, Kazuo Kato, Mieko Harada, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoshiko Miyazaki

Set in Japan in the 16th century (or so), an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them, or cause them to turn on each other…and him…