Watch NowRan (1985)
12A
21/10/1985 (GB)
Action, Drama, History
2h 40m
- 81% (1604 votes)
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In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
Overview
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.
- Akira KurosawaDirector, Screenplay
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
- Masato IdeScreenplay
Original Title
乱
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$11,500,005
Revenue
$11,859,533
Keywords
- 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
- somber
- hopelessness
- tragic
Top Billed Cast
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
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Dreams (77%)
