Movie

Ran

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

Release: 1985 Runtime: 2h 40min Rating: R Language: English

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.

Status: Released
Original language: JA
Production countries: Japan, France
Production: Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace

Trailer for Ran

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Audience rating

8.0 / 10 (1954 votes)

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Director

Akira Kurosawa

Main crew

中井朝一 — Director of Photography
上田正治 — Director of Photography
Takao Saitō — Director of Photography
Akira Kurosawa — Editor
武満徹 — Original Music Composer
Masato Hara — Producer
Serge Silberman — Producer
Masato Ide — Screenplay

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai , Akira Terao , Jinpachi Nezu , Daisuke Ryū , Mieko Harada , 宮崎美子 , Mansai Nomura , Hisashi Igawa

Where to watch

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Themes and genres

Action Drama History assassination kingdom gun greed castle siege heir to the throne revenge descent into madness historical fiction period drama seppuku inheritance fight ruins jidaigeki historical drama king lear feudal japan black widow somber hopelessness dramatic tragic