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

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 Katô

Kazuo Katô

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

Bernard Cohn

Bernard Cohn

Assistant Director

Ishirō Honda

Ishirō Honda

Assistant Director

Takashi Koizumi

Takashi Koizumi

Assistant Director

Okihiro Yoneda

Okihiro Yoneda

Assistant Director

Ichiro Yamamoto

Ichiro Yamamoto

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Hideo Oguni

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Theatre Play

Masato Ide

Masato Ide

Screenplay

Production Crew

Masato Hara

Masato Hara

Producer

Serge Silberman

Serge Silberman

Producer

Katsumi Furukawa

Katsumi Furukawa

Executive Producer

Hisao Kurosawa

Hisao Kurosawa

Associate Producer

Tsutomu Sakurai

Tsutomu Sakurai

Unit Production Manager

Teruyo Nogami

Teruyo Nogami

Production Manager

Satoru Iseki

Satoru Iseki

Production Manager

Ulrich Picard

Ulrich Picard

Production Manager

Takashi Ōhashi

Takashi Ōhashi

Production Manager

Hisao Kurosawa

Hisao Kurosawa

Production Coordinator

Masayuki Motomochi

Masayuki Motomochi

Unit Production Manager

Seikichi Iizumi

Seikichi Iizumi

Production Manager

Masahiko Kumada

Masahiko Kumada

Production Assistant

Ko Nauri

Ko Nauri

Production Assistant

Takeo Suga

Takeo Suga

Accountant

Edited By

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Editor

Hideto Aga

Hideto Aga

Assistant Editor

Hajime Ishihara

Hajime Ishihara

Assistant Editor

Ryûsuke Ôtsubo

Ryûsuke Ôtsubo

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Emi Wada

Emi Wada

Costume Design

Shohichiro Meda

Shohichiro Meda

Makeup Artist

Chihako Naito

Chihako Naito

Makeup Artist

Noriko Takamizawa

Noriko Takamizawa

Makeup Artist

Tameyuki Aimi

Tameyuki Aimi

Makeup Artist

Yoshiko Matsumoto

Yoshiko Matsumoto

Hairstylist

Noriko Sato

Noriko Sato

Hairstylist

Shoshichiro Ueda

Shoshichiro Ueda

Makeup Artist

Akira Fukuda

Akira Fukuda

Wardrobe Assistant

Kazuko Numata

Kazuko Numata

Wardrobe Assistant

Noriko Taguchi

Noriko Taguchi

Wardrobe Assistant

Sound

Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu

Original Music Composer

Jean-Marc Lentretien

Jean-Marc Lentretien

Sound mixer

Claude Villand

Claude Villand

Production Sound Mixer

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Recordist

Takayuki Goto

Takayuki Goto

Sound Assistant

Sôichi Inoue

Sôichi Inoue

Sound Assistant

Takenori Misawa

Takenori Misawa

Sound Assistant

Hideo Takeichi

Hideo Takeichi

Sound Assistant

Shotaro Yoshida

Shotaro Yoshida

Sound Recordist

Hiroyuki Iwaki

Hiroyuki Iwaki

Conductor

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Asakazu Nakai

Asakazu Nakai

Director of Photography

Shôji Ueda

Shôji Ueda

Director of Photography

Takao Saitō

Takao Saitō

Director of Photography

Daizaburo Harada

Daizaburo Harada

Still Photographer

Takeo Suga

Takeo Suga

Assistant Camera

Noburu Asono

Noburu Asono

Assistant Camera

Hidehiro Igarashi

Hidehiro Igarashi

Assistant Camera

Nobuyuki Kitô

Nobuyuki Kitô

Assistant Camera

Kosuke Matsushima

Kosuke Matsushima

Assistant Camera

Masakazu Oka

Masakazu Oka

Assistant Camera

Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Yoshinori Sekiguchi

Assistant Camera

Suzuki Mamoru

Suzuki Mamoru

Assistant Camera

Shigeo Suzuki

Shigeo Suzuki

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Takeji Sano

Takeji Sano

Gaffer

Makoto Sano

Makoto Sano

Electrician

Koji Choya

Koji Choya

Electrician

Yoshio Iyama

Yoshio Iyama

Electrician

Koichi Kamata

Koichi Kamata

Electrician

Mutsuo Komine

Mutsuo Komine

Electrician

Yuichi Oyama

Yuichi Oyama

Electrician

Tetsuo Sawada

Tetsuo Sawada

Electrician

Shintaro Tazaki

Shintaro Tazaki

Electrician

Art Department

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Shinobu Muraki

Shinobu Muraki

Production Design

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Storyboard Artist

Jiro Hirai

Jiro Hirai

Set Decoration

Mitsuyuki Kimura

Mitsuyuki Kimura

Set Decoration

Yasuyoshi Ototake

Yasuyoshi Ototake

Set Decoration

Tsuneo Shimura

Tsuneo Shimura

Set Decoration

Osumi Tousho

Osumi Tousho

Set Decoration

Other Crew

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