Ran (1985)

Action
Drama
History

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.

Cast

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Kageyu Ikoma
Shumenosuke Ogura
Mondo Naganuma
Fujimaki's General
Samon Shirane
Kaede's lady in waiting
Hideota's concubine
Sue's lady in waiting
Hidetora's concubine
Sue's lady in waiting
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Koyota Hatakeyama
Seiji Ayabe
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
(uncredited)
Foot soldier (uncredited)
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Lady Kaede
Tsurumaru
Shuri Kurogane
Tango Hirayama

Crew

Screenplay
Screenplay
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Executive Producer
Associate Producer
Production Design
Production Design
Costume Design
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Production Manager
Production Manager
Unit Production Manager
Production Manager
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Production Coordinator
Assistant Director
Still Photographer
Storyboard Artist
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Production Sound Mixer
Sound Recordist
Electrician