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Ran (1985)

Original title: 乱

R · 1985-06-01 · 2h 40m · JA
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In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

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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Akira KurosawaDirectorMasato IdeWriter
Budget
$11.5M
Box office
$11.9M

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Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora IchimonjiAkira TeraoAkira TeraoTaro Takatora IchimonjiJinpachi NezuJinpachi NezuJiro Masatora IchimonjiDaisuke RyūDaisuke RyūSaburo Naotora IchimonjiMieko HaradaMieko HaradaLady KaedeYoshiko MiyazakiYoshiko MiyazakiLady SueMansai NomuraMansai NomuraTsurumaruHisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaShuri KuroganeShinnosuke IkehataShinnosuke IkehataKyoamiMasayuki YuiMasayuki YuiTango HirayamaKazuo KatoKazuo KatoKageyu IkomaNorio MatsuiNorio MatsuiShumenosuke Ogura

Keywords

CastleKingdomRevengeBloodGunEpicGreedHeir to the throneRuinsDescent into madnessAssassinationFeudal japanInheritance fightSeppukuHopelessnessKing learBlack widowJapanese film

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · Drama · HistoryTheme affinityCastle · Kingdom · RevengeDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · LongDirector preference90737Actor preference171014 · 228836 · 171017

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What is Ran about?

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.

How long is Ran?

Ran has a runtime of 160 minutes.

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