Ran (1985)
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 40m
- Director Akira Kurosawa
- Genres Action Drama History
- Rating 8.0/10 (1,906 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Tatsuya Nakadai
as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
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Akira Terao
as Taro Takatora Ichimonji
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Jinpachi Nezu
as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
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Daisuke Ryū
as Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
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Mieko Harada
as Lady Kaede
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Yoshiko Miyazaki
as Lady Sue
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Mansai Nomura
as Tsurumaru
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Hisashi Igawa
as Shuri Kurogane
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Shinnosuke Ikehata
as Kyoami
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Masayuki Yui
as Tango Hirayama
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Kazuo Katō
as Kageyu Ikoma
- Norio Matsui as Shumenosuke Ogura
- Toshiya Ito as Mondo Naganuma
- Heihachiro Suzuki as Fujimaki's General
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Kenji Kodama
as Samon Shirane
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Haruko Tōgō
as Kaede's lady in waiting
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Reiko Nanjo
as Hideota's concubine
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Tokie Kanda
as Sue's lady in waiting
Crew
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Akira Kurosawa
Director
- Takao Saitō Director of Photography
- Shoji Ueda Director of Photography
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Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
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Akira Kurosawa
Editor
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Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
- Masato Hara Producer
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Serge Silberman
Producer
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Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
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Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
- Masato Ide Screenplay
