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Ran

1985160 min 8.0 TMDBIMDb ↗Released

“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.

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Release / first air1985-06-01
Original languageJA
GenresAction, Drama, History
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterAkira Kurosawa
Budget$12,000,000
Revenue$23,334,156
ProductionNippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production

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10 cast members
Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira TeraoAkira TeraoTaro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi NezuJinpachi NezuJiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke RyūDaisuke RyūSaburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko HaradaMieko HaradaLady Kaede
Yoshiko MiyazakiYoshiko MiyazakiLady Sue
Mansai NomuraMansai NomuraTsurumaru
Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaShuri Kurogane
Shinnosuke IkehataShinnosuke IkehataKyoami
Masayuki YuiMasayuki YuiTango Hirayama

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#assassination#kingdom#gun#greed#castle#siege#heir to the throne#revenge#descent into madness#historical fiction#period drama#seppuku#inheritance fight#ruins#jidaigeki#historical drama#king lear#feudal japan#black widow#hopelessness#absurd#tragic

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