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Feature film — 1985

Ran (1985)

8.02h 40mAction — 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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A high-signal pick with 1,959 votes.

Nippon Herald Films / Greenwich Film Production / Herald Ace

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Director: Akira Kurosawa

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Cast & crew

Tatsuya Nakadai as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao as Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū as Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada as Lady Kaede

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki as Lady Sue

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura as Tsurumaru

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa as Shuri Kurogane

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata as Kyoami

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui as Tango Hirayama

Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama

Kazuo Katō as Kageyu Ikoma

Kazuo Katō

Kageyu Ikoma

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Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

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