With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
| Title | Ran |
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| Year | 1985 |
| Genre | Action, Drama, History |
| Country | Japan, France |
| Studio | Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace, TOHO |
| Cast | Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki |
| Crew | Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Masato Hara (Producer), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), Toru Takemitsu (Original Music Composer), Asakazu Nakai (Director of Photography), Akira Kurosawa (Director) |
| Keyword | epic, assassination, kingdom, gun, greed, castle, heir to the throne, revenge, descent into madness, seppuku, inheritance fight, ruins, king lear, feudal japan, black widow, hopelessness |
| Release | Jun 01, 1985 |
| Runtime | 160 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 8.10 / 10 by 1,547 users |
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