Ran
乱
Japan • 1985 • 2h 40m
Director
#316Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Synopsis
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Credits
Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterAkira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
CinematographerAsakazu Nakai, Shôji Ueda, Takao Saitō
ComposerToru Takemitsu
EditorAkira Kurosawa
ProducerMasato Hara, Serge Silberman
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadaias Lord Hidetora Ichimonji