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Ran

Ran

Action · Drama · History · 1985

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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Ran

“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”

1985 Action · Drama · History 2h 40m

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8.0 / 10

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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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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Akira Kurosawa

Written by

Akira Kurosawa · Hideo Oguni · Masato Ide

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

Court is in session

Put Ran on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.