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Ran (1985)

Overview

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an ageing warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
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Akira Kurosawa profile
Akira Kurosawa

Director

Hideo Oguni profile
Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai profile
Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao profile
Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu profile
Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū profile
Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada profile
Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki profile
Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura profile
Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa profile
Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata profile
Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui profile
Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama

Kazuo Katō profile
Kazuo Katō

Kageyu Ikoma

Norio Matsui profile
Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

Tatsuya Nakadai profile
Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao profile
Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu profile
Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū profile
Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada profile
Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki profile
Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura profile
Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa profile
Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata profile
Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui profile
Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama

Kazuo Katō profile
Kazuo Katō

Kageyu Ikoma

Norio Matsui profile
Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

Extra

Release Date

June 1, 1985

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Production Company

Nippon Herald Films logoGreenwich Film Production logoHerald Ace logoKurosawa Film Production logo

Available On

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Videos

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Official Trailer

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