Action ·Drama ·History · Japan · 1985 · 2h 40m

Ran

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Ran poster
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji Akira Terao as Taro Takatora Ichimonji Jinpachi Nezu as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji Daisuke Ryū as Saburo Naotora Ichimonji Mieko Harada as Lady Kaede Yoshiko Miyazaki as Lady Sue
Crew
Takao Saitō — Director of Photography Shoji Ueda — Director of Photography Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Hideo Oguni — Screenplay
Tagline

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

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.

Trailer Ran — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
assassinationkingdomgungreedcastlesiegeheir to the thronerevengedescent into madnesshistorical fictionperiod dramaseppuku
Key Collaborators
Akira Kurosawa Director Takao Saitō Director of Photography Shoji Ueda Director of Photography Asakazu Nakai Director of Photography Akira Kurosawa Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Hideo Oguni Screenplay Akira Kurosawa Screenplay Masato Ide Screenplay Masato Hara Producer Serge Silberman Producer Shinobu Muraki Production Design
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