Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Vidiots, Los Angeles
**Screenwriters**: Masato Ide, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni from the play King Lear by William Shakespeare **Producers**: Masato Hara, Serge Silberman Master filmmaker Akira Kurosawa reinterprets the Bard’s *King Lear* as a breathtaking and monumental epic set in sixteenth-century Japan with feudal lords, familial strife, and a cinematic spectacle that no cinephile should miss on the big screen! When an aging warlord looks to divide his kingdom, bloodshed and betrayal follow from his three sons as they vie for power – brother against brother. This awe-inspiring feat of cinema is turning 40 this year (just like us!) and there’s no better time to watch this masterpiece with its brand new 4K Restoration! **Picks from the Video Store:** Check out our director’s section for Akira Kurosawa to watch every breathtaking epic from his entire career! **Accessibility Options**: Open Captions, Amplified Audio, please see the box office for devices.