Ran (1985)

06/01/1985 (JP) • 2h 40m

Action, Drama, History

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.

Top Billed Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$12,000,000.00

Revenue

$23,334,156.00

Keywords

epic

assassination

kingdom

gun

greed

castle

heir to the throne

revenge

descent into madness

historical fiction

seppuku

inheritance fight

ruins

jidaigeki

historical drama

king lear

feudal japan

black widow

somber

hopelessness

dramatic

tragic

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