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Ran

"In a mad world, only the mad are sane."

June 1, 1985 2h 40m Akira Kurosawa

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8.0

1,939 votes

2h 40m

Runtime

Popularity

Released 15116 days ago — June 1, 1985

About

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.

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

Kazuo Katō

Kageyu Ikoma

Norio Matsui

Shumenosuke Ogura

Trailer

Release Date

June 1, 1985

Status

Confirmed

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Platform / Region

Cinema

Production

Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace

Budget

$12.0M

Revenue

$23.3M

Language

Japanese

Original Title

乱

Details

Age Rating: R
TMDB Status: Released
Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
Producers: Masato Hara, Serge Silberman, Katsumi Furukawa
Composer: Tōru Takemitsu
Cinematography: Asakazu Nakai, Shoji Ueda, Takao Saitō
Countries: Japan, France
Spoken Languages: Japanese

Release Dates by Region

United States · Premiere: September 26, 1985
United States · Premiere: October 2, 2015
United States · Limited: December 20, 1985
United States · Limited: May 23, 2025
United States · Theatrical: August 18, 2000
United States · Physical: February 16, 2010
United States · Physical: November 16, 2021
United States · Physical: January 5, 1994
United States · Physical: April 15, 2003
United States · Physical: August 10, 1998
United States · Physical: November 22, 2005

Where to Watch

United States: Stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, BFI Player Amazon Channel

Data by TMDB / JustWatch.

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