Nippon Herald Films & Greenwich Film Production present

Ran

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directed by Akira Kurosawa

“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”

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Nippon Herald Films & Greenwich Film Production present

Ran

directed by Akira Kurosawa

“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”

19852h 40mRAction

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§ Synopsis

Action · Drama · History

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.

§ Keywords

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assassination kingdom gun greed castle siege heir to the throne revenge descent into madness historical fiction period drama seppuku inheritance fight ruins jidaigeki historical drama king lear feudal japan black widow somber hopelessness dramatic tragic

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§ Cast

8 of 30

Tatsuya Nakadai

as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao

as Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu

as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū

as Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

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King Lear

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