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1985

Ran

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.

Credits

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Producers

Masato Hara , Serge Silberman , Katsumi Furukawa

Writers

Akira Kurosawa , Hideo Oguni , Masato Ide

Cinematographers

Asakazu Nakai , Takao Saitō , Shoji Ueda

Composer

Toru Takemitsu

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai , Akira Terao , Jinpachi Nezu , Daisuke Ryū , Mieko Harada , Yoshiko Miyazaki , Mansai Nomura , Hisashi Igawa , Shinnosuke Ikehata , Masayuki Yui

Studios

Nippon Herald Films , Greenwich Film Production , Herald Ace

Genres

Drama Action History

Posters

5
Ran (1985) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Ran (1985) international poster - US
US international
Ran (1985) character poster - US
US character
Ran (1985) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Ran (1985) imax poster - US
US imax

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