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Ran

Ran
★ 8.0/10•1985•2h 40m•R•Action•Drama•History

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.

Akira Kurosawa · Director

Akira Kurosawa · Screenplay

Hideo Oguni · Screenplay

Masato Ide · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 40m
LanguageJA
Release DateJun 1, 1985
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$23,334,156

Actors

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama

Kazuo Katō

Kazuo Katō

Kageyu Ikoma

Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

Toshiya Ito

Mondo Naganuma

Heihachiro Suzuki

Fujimaki's General

Kenji Kodama

Kenji Kodama

Samon Shirane

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko Tōgō

Kaede's lady in waiting

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