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.

Director

Producers

Masato Hara , Serge Silberman , Katsumi Furukawa

Writers

Akira Kurosawa , Hideo Oguni , Masato Ide

Cinematographers

Asakazu Nakai , Shoji Ueda , Takao Saitō

Editor

Production Designs

Yoshirō Muraki , Shinobu Muraki

Costume Design

Composer

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

External

Posters

5

Ran (1985) movie poster

Ran (1985) movie poster

Ran (1985) movie poster

Ran (1985) movie poster

Ran (1985) movie poster

Awards

2 wins, 13 nominations

Won Best Costume Design (Color) Emi Wada 1986

Won Foreign Language Film Ran 1987

Nom Best Director Akira Kurosawa 1986

Nom Best Adapted Screenplay Akira Kurosawa Ran 1987

Nom Best Cinematography (Color) Takao Saitō 1986

Nom Best Cinematography (Color) Masaharu Ueda 1986

Nom Best Cinematography (Color) Asakazu Nakai 1986

Nom Best Production Design (Color) Yoshiro Muraki 1986

Nom Best Production Design (Color) Shinobu Muraki 1986

Nom Best Foreign Language Film Ran 1986

Nom Best Cinematography Ran 1987

Nom Best Production Design Ran 1987

Nom Best Costume Design Ran 1987

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