Ran

Overview

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.

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura

Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa

Shuri Kurogane

Shinnosuke Ikehata

Kyoami

Masayuki Yui

Tango Hirayama