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In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

Ran

8.0 / 10 8.0 1985 2h 40mR

ActionDramaHistory

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.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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CAST

The people behind the story

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Akira TeraoTaro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jinpachi NezuJiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Daisuke RyūSaburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada

Mieko HaradaLady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko MiyazakiLady Sue

Mansai Nomura

Mansai NomuraTsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi IgawaShuri Kurogane