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Ran( 1985)

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In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed 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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      Yoshiko Miyazaki

      Lady Sue

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      Mansai Nomura

      Tsurumaru

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      Hisashi Igawa

      Shuri Kurogane

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      Shinnosuke Ikehata

      Kyoami

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      Masayuki Yui

      Tango Hirayama

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      Kazuo Katō

      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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      Takao Zushi

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      Yoshitaka Zushi

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      Tetsuo Yamashita

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      Akihiko Sugizaki

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      Masaaki Sasaki

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      Satoru Fukasaku

      (uncredited)

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      Susumu Terajima

      Foot soldier (uncredited)

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    A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

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    Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Sun Apr 23 2023
    **A good film, full of detail and historical verisimilitude, but painfully long without needing to be.** I've already seen two of Akira Kurosawa's most renowned films and, quite frankly, I still can't understand why this Japanese director is so commonly considered a cinematic genius. His films are quite good, they're meticulous, there's a lot of attention to detail, but they're not particularly unforgettable… that's what I think. This film is an adaptation of the plot of “King Lear”, by Shakespeare: a warlord, in the middle of the Japanese feudal era, decides to withdraw and divide his la...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    11500005.00

    Revenue

    11859533.00

    Keywords

    • epic
    • assassination
    • kingdom
    • gun
    • greed
    • castle
    • heir to the throne
    • revenge
    • descent into madness
    • seppuku
    • inheritance fight
    • ruins
    • jidaigeki
    • king lear
    • feudal japan
    • black widow
    • somber
    • hopelessness
    • tragic