Ran

Ran

1985
2h 40min

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.

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.

    Released
    June 1985
    Runtime
    2h 40min
    Director
    Budget
    $11,500,005
    Revenue
    $11,859,533
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace, TOHO
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