Ran (1985)
Original title: 乱
Ran is a 1985 Japanese-language action movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, with a running time of 2h 40m. It stars Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao and Jinpachi Nezu.
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 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
- Mansai Nomura as Tsurumaru
- Hisashi Igawa as Shuri Kurogane
- Shinnosuke Ikehata as Kyoami
- Masayuki Yui as Tango Hirayama
- Kazuo Katō as Kageyu Ikoma
- Norio Matsui as Shumenosuke Ogura
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Ran in our writing
- Companion guide: Samurai & Feudal Japan