Ran

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Rating & Reviews

Mixed

3.3

User Score

Synopsis

In a medieval Japan, the powerful lord Hidetora makes the decision to abdicate and divide his kingdom among his three sons. The youngest of them warns his father that this election will only bring chaos and conflict. However, Hidetora ignores her son's advice and disinherits him with fury. However, he soon realized that he had made a serious mistake, as the ambition of his older children led them to a bloody struggle for power, dragging their family and kingdom into an abyss of violence and instability. "Ran" is an impressive adaptation of the classic Shakespearean drama "King Lear.

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Staff

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Akira Terao

Jinpachi Nezu

Pîtâ

Mieko Harada

Masayuki Yui

Daisuke Ryû

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Hisashi Igawa

Kazuo Katô

Norio Matsui

Kenji Kodama

Toshiya Ito

Producers

Greenwich Film Productions

Herald Ace

Nippon Herald

Screenwriters

Akira Kurosawa

Hideo Oguni

Masato Ide

William Shakespeare

Writer (Play)

Directors

Akira Kurosawa

Musicians

Tôru Takemitsu