Movie
Ran
1985R2h 40m8.0 / 10
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
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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Ran opened in theaters August 18, 2000. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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.
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Cast
Tatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira TeraoTaro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi NezuJiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke RyūSaburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko HaradaLady Kaede
Yoshiko MiyazakiLady Sue
Mansai NomuraTsurumaru
Hisashi IgawaShuri KuroganeCredits
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Written by
- Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 乱
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $23.3M
Production
Nippon Herald FilmsJapan- Greenwich Film ProductionFrance
- Herald AceJapan
Themes
assassinationblack widowcastledescent into madnessdramaticfeudal japangreedgun