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.

Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa & Hideo Oguni & Masato Ide
Release date: 1985-06-01
Runtime: 160 minutes
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Tagline: In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
Cast:
Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji 
Akira Terao Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji 
Jinpachi Nezu Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji 
Daisuke Ryū Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji 
Mieko Harada Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede 
Yoshiko Miyazaki Yoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue 
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