Movie·1985·2h 40m
Ran
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 乱
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.
Written By
Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
Producer
Masato Hara, Serge Silberman
Cinematography
Asakazu Nakai
Music
Toru Takemitsu
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Region: INRent
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// cast
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue
Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru
Hisashi Igawa
Shuri Kurogane
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Kyoami
Masayuki Yui
Tango Hirayama
Kazuo Katō
Kageyu Ikoma
Norio Matsui
Shumenosuke Ogura
Toshiya Ito
Mondo Naganuma
Heihachiro Suzuki
Fujimaki's General
Kenji Kodama
Samon Shirane
Haruko Tōgō
Kaede's lady in waiting
Reiko Nanjo
Hideota's concubine
Tokie Kanda
Sue's lady in waiting
// crew
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director, Screenplay, Editor
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Masato Hara
Producer
Serge Silberman
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography
Shoji Ueda
Director of Photography
Katsumi Furukawa
Executive Producer
Masato Ide
Screenplay
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