Ran (1985)
Action/Martial Arts/Drama · 2h 40m · 5/25/1985
Description
With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa re-imagines Shakespeare’s tragic King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Tatsuya Nakadai stars as Lord Hidetora, a warlord who cedes authority over his vast dominion to his eldest son, setting off a familial power struggle for control of the kingdom. Majestic in scope, Ran is a visual masterpiece in which Kurosawa contrasts the immensity of war with the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
Status
ReleasedLanguage
Language_日本語Countries
France, JapanProduction Companies
Greenwich Film Productions, Herald Ace Inc., Nippon Herald FilmsBudget
$11500000Revenue
$4164283Where to Watch
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao
Taro Takatora IchimonjiJinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora IchimonjiDaisuke Ryû
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada
Lady KaedeYoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue
Hisashi Igawa
Shuri KuroganePîtâ
Kyoami (as Peter)Masayuki Yui
Tango HirayamaKazuo Katô
Kageyu IkomaNorio Matsui
Shumenosuke OguraToshiya Ito
Mondo NaganumaKenji Kodama
Samon Shirane
Takashi Watanabe
Fujimaki Clan generalMansai Nomura
Tsurumaru (as Takeshi Nomura)Takeshi Katô
Koyata Hatakeyama
Jun Tazaki
Seiji AyabeHitoshi Ueki
Nobuhiro FujimakiSeizô Katô
Koyata Hatakeyama (voice)Tokie Kanda
Sue's lady in waiting (uncredited)Sawako Kochi
Hidetora's concubine (uncredited)Reiko Nanjo
Hidetora's concubine (uncredited)Kumeko Otowa
Sue's lady in waiting (uncredited)Heihachiro Suzuki
Fujimaki's General (uncredited)
Susumu Terajima
Foot soldier (uncredited)Haruko Tôgô
Kaede's lady in waiting (uncredited)
Akira Kurosawa
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterHideo Oguni
WriterMasato Ide
Writer
William Shakespeare
Writer
