| Ran | |
|---|---|
 US DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Produced by | Masato Hara Serge Silberman |
| Written by | Play: William Shakespeare Screenplay: Akira Kurosawa Hideo Oguni Masato Ide |
| Music by | Toru Takemitsu |
| Cinematography | Asakazu Nakai Takao Saito Masaharu Ueda |
| Editing by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Distributed by | Toho |
| Released | June 1, 1985 |
| Running time | 160 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
Ran (乱) is a 1985 Japanese film based on William Shakespeare's King Lear and directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Plot[]
In the 16th century Lord Hidetora decides to retire and divide his kingdom among his three sons. When one of the sons objects to this, warning that the other two sons will fight for control instead of being content with what they are given, he is banished. However, he ends up being right in his prediction and an epic war ensues, eventually driving Lord Hidetora mad.
Cast[]
- Tatsuya Nakadai ... Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
- Akira Terao ... Taro Takatora Ichimonji
- Jinpachi Nezu ... Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
- Daisuke Ryu ... Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
- Mieko Harada ... Lady Kaede
- Yoshiko Miyazaki ... Lady Sué
- Hisashi Igawa ... Shuri Kurogane
- Peter ... Kyoami
- Masayuki Yui ... Tango Hirayama
- Kazuo Kato ... Kageyu Ikoma
- Norio Matsui ... Shumenosuke Ogura
- Toshiya Ito ... Mondo Naganuma
- Kenji Kodama ... Samon Shirane
- Takashi Watanabe
- Mansai Nomura ... Tsurumaru
- Takeshi Katō ... Koyata Hatakeyama
- Jun Tazaki ... Seiji Ayabe
- Hitoshi Ueki ... Nobuhiro Fujimaki
- Takao Zushi
- Yoshitaka Zushi
- Tetsuo Yamashita
- Akihiko Sugizaki
- Masaaki Sasaki
- Yoshimitsu Yamaguchi
- Masuo Amada
- Masaru Sakurai
- Sakae Kimura
- Ryojiro Oki
- Hanbei Kawai
- Ryo Nagasawa
- Yuichi Hibi
- Tokie Kanda ... Sué's lady in waiting
- Sawako Kochi ... Hidetora's concubine
- Reiko Nanjo ... Hidetora's concubine
- Kumeko Otowa ... Sué's lady in waiting
- Heihachiro Suzuki ... Fujimaki's General
- Haruko Tōgō ... Kaede's lady in waiting
External links[]
- Ran at Wikipedia