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Ran

1985-06-01 · 160 min · ★ 8.0

Action · Drama · History

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

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Directors
Akira Kurosawa
Production companies
Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace
Countries
Japan, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 12,000,000
Revenue
USD 23,334,156

Top Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira TeraoAkira TeraoTaro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi NezuJinpachi NezuJiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke RyūDaisuke RyūSaburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko HaradaMieko HaradaLady Kaede
Yoshiko MiyazakiYoshiko MiyazakiLady Sue
Mansai NomuraMansai NomuraTsurumaru
Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaShuri Kurogane
Shinnosuke IkehataShinnosuke IkehataKyoami
Masayuki YuiMasayuki YuiTango Hirayama
Kazuo KatōKazuo KatōKageyu Ikoma
Norio MatsuiShumenosuke Ogura
Toshiya ItoMondo Naganuma
Heihachiro SuzukiFujimaki's General
Kenji KodamaKenji KodamaSamon Shirane
Haruko TōgōHaruko TōgōKaede's lady in waiting
Reiko NanjoReiko NanjoHideota's concubine
Tokie KandaTokie KandaSue's lady in waiting
Sawako KochiHidetora's concubine
Kumeko OtowaKumeko OtowaSue's lady in waiting

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