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Ran

Akira Kurosawa

1985 • 2h 40m

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.

Ran

Ran (1985) Original Trailer [HD]

1 REVIEW ON THE BACKLOT

★ 4.5 AVG

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Akira TeraoTaro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi NezuJiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke RyūSaburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada

Mieko HaradaLady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko MiyazakiLady Sue

Mansai Nomura

Mansai NomuraTsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi IgawaShuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Shinnosuke IkehataKyoami

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki YuiTango Hirayama

Kazuo Katō

Kazuo KatōKageyu Ikoma

Norio MatsuiShumenosuke Ogura

Toshiya ItoMondo Naganuma

Heihachiro SuzukiFujimaki's General

Kenji Kodama

Kenji KodamaSamon Shirane

Crew

Akira Kurosawa

Akira KurosawaScreenplay

Toru Takemitsu

Toru TakemitsuOriginal Music Composer

Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu NakaiDirector of Photography

Serge Silberman

Serge SilbermanProducer

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo NogamiProduction Manager

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō HondaAssistant Director

Takashi Koizumi

Takashi KoizumiAssistant Director

Okihiro Yoneda

Okihiro YonedaAssistant Director

Emi Wada

Emi WadaCostume Design

William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareTheatre Play

Claude Villand

Claude VillandProduction Sound Mixer

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