19852h 40mDir. Akira Kurosawa

Ran

Name: Ran
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 1985-06-01
Duration: 2 h 40 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada

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

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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.

Starring:Tatsuya Nakadai,Akira Terao,Jinpachi Nezu,Daisuke Ryū,Mieko Harada

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama

Kazuo Katō

Kageyu Ikoma

Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

Key Production Crew

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay & Writers

Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa, William Shakespeare, Masato Ide

Cinematography

Takao Saitō, Shoji Ueda

Original Score

Tōru Takemitsu

Producers

Masato Hara, Serge Silberman

Film Details

Budget$12,000,000

Box Office Revenue$23,334,156

Original Languageja

Production Studios

Nippon Herald FilmsGreenwich Film ProductionHerald Ace

Keywords & Themes

#assassination#kingdom#gun#greed#castle#siege#heir to the throne#revenge#descent into madness#historical fiction

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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5.0

“Just caught my first Akira Kurosawa flick, and holy crap, guys—I’ve got one thing to say: What an absolute freakin’ epic masterpiece I just witnessed. Like, fuck, fuck, fuck… my mind’s blown.” RIP to myself…

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