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Ran

R

1985

160 minutes

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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.

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Top Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai headshot

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao headshot

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu headshot

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū headshot

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada headshot

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki headshot

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura headshot

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa headshot

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata headshot

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui headshot

Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama

Kazuo Kato headshot

Kazuo Kato

Kageyu Ikoma

Norio Matsui headshot

Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

Toshiya Ito headshot

Toshiya Ito

Mondo Naganuma

Heihachiro Suzuki headshot

Heihachiro Suzuki

Fujimaki's General

Kenji Kodama headshot

Kenji Kodama

Samon Shirane

Haruko Tōgō headshot

Haruko Tōgō

Kaede's lady in waiting

Reiko Nanjo headshot

Reiko Nanjo

Hideota's concubine

Tokie Kanda headshot

Tokie Kanda

Sue's lady in waiting

Sawako Kochi headshot

Sawako Kochi

Hidetora's concubine

Kumeko Otowa headshot

Kumeko Otowa

Sue's lady in waiting

Takeshi Katō headshot

Takeshi Katō

Koyota Hatakeyama

Jun Tazaki headshot

Jun Tazaki

Seiji Ayabe

Hitoshi Ueki headshot

Hitoshi Ueki

Nobuhiro Fujimaki

Takao Zushi headshot

Takao Zushi

Yoshitaka Zushi headshot

Yoshitaka Zushi

Tetsuo Yamashita headshot

Tetsuo Yamashita

Akihiko Sugizaki headshot

Akihiko Sugizaki

Masaaki Sasaki headshot

Masaaki Sasaki

Satoru Fukasaku headshot

Satoru Fukasaku

(uncredited)

Susumu Terajima headshot

Susumu Terajima

Foot soldier (uncredited)