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.
Released: 1985-06-01
Runtime: 160 minutes
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryû, Mieko Harada
Director: Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, William Shakespeare