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Ran

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1985
2h 40m
Japanese
Action, Drama, History
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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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Cast

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Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ry
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru
Hisashi Igawa
Shuri Kurogane
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Masayuki Yui
Tango Hirayama
Kazuo Kato
Kageyu Ikoma
Norio Matsui
Shumenosuke Ogura
Toshiya Ito
Mondo Naganuma
Heihachiro Suzuki
Fujimaki's General
Kenji Kodama
Samon Shirane
Haruko Tg
Kaede's lady in waiting
Reiko Nanjo
Hideota's concubine
Tokie Kanda
Sue's lady in waiting
Sawako Kochi
Hidetora's concubine
Kumeko Otowa
Sue's lady in waiting
Takeshi Kat
Koyota Hatakeyama
Jun Tazaki
Seiji Ayabe
Hitoshi Ueki
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Takao Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Directed By: Akira Kurosawa
Written By: Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), + 1 more

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ismamzaman says...
3 years ago
Incredible adaptation of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. The cinematography and direction is mesmerizingly beautiful, contrasting the tragic tale.
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JoeyvanAwesome says...
3 months ago
For me, the most impressive thing about Ran is how it looks. The use of color is amazing and there are some awesome shots in this. Both come together in the battle sequence, which is the best this movie has to offer. The story, however, is just okay for me. I just don’t find all this infighting and revenge super interesting.
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Saint Pauly says...
2 years ago
Like a classic Cadillac, it's majestic and regal and takes a long time to get started.
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the real semu saatana-deleted-1468872718 says...
9 years ago
Feels like rather forced movie considering Throne of Blood already exists and was a lot better.
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Featured User Reviews

Afuza
CONTAINS SPOILERS10/10  10 months ago
"Ran," directed by the masterful Akira Kurosawa, is more than just an adaptation of Shakespeare's "King Lear" set in feudal Japan. It's a profound meditation on power, chaos, and the tragic fallibility of human nature that grapples with philosophical concepts in a striking manner.

The film mirrors More
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Filipe Manuel Neto
10 months ago
**A good film, full of detail and historical verisimilitude, but painfully long without needing to be.**

I've already seen two of Akira Kurosawa's most renowned films and, quite frankly, I still can't understand why this Japanese director is so commonly considered a cinematic genius. His films ar More
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