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Movie1985 · 2 hr 40 min · Japanese

Ran

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In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

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Synopsis

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 photo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao photo

Akira Terao

Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu photo

Jinpachi Nezu

Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū photo

Daisuke Ryū

Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada photo

Mieko Harada

Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki photo

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Lady Sue

2 wins · 4 nominations

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Best Costume Design

Won

Oscars · 1986

Best Director

Nominated

Oscars · 1986

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Movie Details

DirectorAkira Kurosawa

OriginJapan

Budget$12,000,000

Best Production Design

Nominated

Oscars · 1986

Best Foreign Feature Film

Won

Amanda Awards · 1986

Revenue$23,334,156

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Studios

Greenwich Film Production Herald Ace

Nippon Herald Films

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