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Ran

80.75 %|Jun 1, 1985|Action, Drama, History

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.

Featured Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Shôji Ueda
Director of Photography
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Masato Hara
Producer

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Cast

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Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
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Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
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Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
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Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
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Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede
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Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru
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Hisashi Igawa
Shuri Kurogane
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Masayuki Yui
Tango Hirayama
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Kazuo Kato
Kageyu Ikoma
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Norio Matsui
Shumenosuke Ogura
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Toshiya Ito
Mondo Naganuma
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Heihachiro Suzuki
Fujimaki's General
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Kenji Kodama
Samon Shirane
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Haruko Tōgō
Kaede's lady in waiting
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Reiko Nanjo
Hideota's concubine
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Tokie Kanda
Sue's lady in waiting
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Sawako Kochi
Hidetora's concubine
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Kumeko Otowa
Sue's lady in waiting
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Takeshi Katō
Koyota Hatakeyama
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Jun Tazaki
Seiji Ayabe
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Hitoshi Ueki
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
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Satoru Fukasaku
(uncredited)
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Susumu Terajima
Foot soldier (uncredited)