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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
More about Ran
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
