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,hopelessness

Ran (1985)

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In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Akira Kurosawa
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    Lord Hidetora Ichimonji Tatsuya Nakadai
  • Profile picture of Akira Terao
    Taro Takatora Ichimonji Akira Terao
  • Profile picture of Jinpachi Nezu
    Jiro Masatora Ichimonji Jinpachi Nezu
  • Profile picture of Daisuke Ryū
    Saburo Naotora Ichimonji Daisuke Ryū
  • Profile picture of Mieko Harada
    Lady Kaede Mieko Harada
  • Profile picture of Yoshiko Miyazaki
    Lady Sue Yoshiko Miyazaki
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    Tsurumaru Mansai Nomura
  • Profile picture of Hisashi Igawa
    Shuri Kurogane Hisashi Igawa

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  • jidaigeki
  • king lear
  • feudal japan
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