Ran (1985)

  • R
  • 09/26/1985 (US)
  • Action, Drama, History
  • 2h 40m

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay, Director

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Masato Ide

Screenplay

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai's headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao's headshot

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu's headshot

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ryū's headshot

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada's headshot

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede
Yoshiko Miyazaki's headshot

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue
Mansai Nomura's headshot

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru
Hisashi Igawa's headshot

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

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