Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
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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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai As: Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao Akira Terao As: Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu Jinpachi Nezu As: Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ryū Daisuke Ryū As: Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada Mieko Harada As: Lady Kaede
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Action, Drama, History

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 01 June 1985

Country: JP, FR

Runtime: 160m

Company Credits

Company: Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace, TOHO

Budget: $11,500,005

Revenue: $11,859,533

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Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama

Kazuo Kato

Kazuo Kato

Kageyu Ikoma

Norio Matsui

Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

Toshiya Ito

Toshiya Ito

Mondo Naganuma

Heihachiro Suzuki

Heihachiro Suzuki

Fujimaki's General

Kenji Kodama

Kenji Kodama

Samon Shirane

Haruko Tōgō

Haruko Tōgō

Kaede's lady in waiting

Reiko Nanjo

Reiko Nanjo

Hideota's concubine

Tokie Kanda

Tokie Kanda

Sue's lady in waiting

Sawako Kochi

Sawako Kochi

Hidetora's concubine

Kumeko Otowa

Kumeko Otowa

Sue's lady in waiting

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Koyota Hatakeyama

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Seiji Ayabe

Hitoshi Ueki

Hitoshi Ueki

Nobuhiro Fujimaki

Takao Zushi

Takao Zushi

Yoshitaka Zushi

Yoshitaka Zushi

Tetsuo Yamashita

Tetsuo Yamashita

Akihiko Sugizaki

Akihiko Sugizaki

Masaaki Sasaki

Masaaki Sasaki

Satoru Fukasaku

Satoru Fukasaku

(uncredited)

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Foot soldier (uncredited)

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Assistant Director

Takashi Koizumi

Takashi Koizumi

Assistant Director

Okihiro Yoneda

Okihiro Yoneda

Assistant Director

Bernard Cohn

Bernard Cohn

Assistant Director

Ichiro Yamamoto

Ichiro Yamamoto

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Serge Silberman

Serge Silberman

Producer

Ulrich Picard

Ulrich Picard

Production Manager

Satoru Iseki

Satoru Iseki

Production Manager

Masato Hara

Masato Hara

Producer

Hisao Kurosawa

Hisao Kurosawa

Associate Producer

Hisao Kurosawa

Hisao Kurosawa

Production Coordinator

Katsumi Furukawa

Katsumi Furukawa

Executive Producer

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo Nogami

Production Manager

Takashi Ōhashi

Takashi Ōhashi

Production Manager

Tsutomu Sakurai

Tsutomu Sakurai

Unit Production Manager

Masayuki Motomochi

Masayuki Motomochi

Unit Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Emi Wada

Emi Wada

Costume Design

Sound

Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

Jean-Marc Lentretien

Jean-Marc Lentretien

Sound mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Takao Saitō

Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

Shôji Ueda

Shôji Ueda

Director of Photography

Daizaburo Harada

Daizaburo Harada

Still Photographer

Lighting

Art Department

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Storyboard Artist

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Shinobu Muraki

Shinobu Muraki

Production Design

Other Crew

Claude Villand

Claude Villand

Mix Technician

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Recordist

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