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Ran(1985)
Status: Released
Date: 1985-06-01
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1613 Votes
Time: 2h 40m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan,
France
Budget: $11,500,005.00
Revenue: $11,859,533.00
ProductionCompanies:
Nippon Herald Films
Greenwich Film Production
Herald Ace
Movie: Ran
Top 10 Billed Cast
仲代達矢
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
寺尾聰
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
根津甚八
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
隆大介
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
原田美枝子
Lady Kaede
宮崎美子
Lady Sue
二世野村萬斎
Tsurumaru
井川比佐志
Shuri Kurogane
池畑慎之介
Kyoami
油井昌由樹
Tango Hirayama
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