What type of media are both Ran and A.K.?
Ran (film) Ran (乱, Japanese for "chaos") is a 1985 period tragedy directed, edited and co-written by Akira Kurosawa as an adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy "King Lear". It is a Japanese-French venture produced by Herald Ace, Nippon Herald Films and Greenwich Film Productions. The film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging "Sengoku"-era warlord who decides to abdicate as ruler in favor of his three sons. The film is an adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy "King Lear", and includes segments based on legends of the "daimyō" Mōri Motonari.
4K Media Inc. 4K Media Inc. is an American production company currently owned by Konami. It was formerly a subsidiary of 4Kids Entertainment from 1995 to 2012 and its predecessor Leisure Concepts from 1992 to 1995 under the name 4Kids Productions, and was responsible for adapting and producing English language dubs of Japanese anime such as "Pokémon", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", and "Sonic X" among others, as well as producing original live action programs such as "WMAC Masters". In total the company has overseen development and adapatation of over 1700 animated episodes.