Ran (1985)

4.64
/ 10
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2h 40m
Running Time

June 1, 1985
Release Date

Ran (1985)

4.64
/ 10
14 User Ratings
2h 40m
Running Time

June 1, 1985
Release Date

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Plot.

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 & Crew.

Claude Villand

Claude Villand

Production Sound Mixer

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Recordist

Makoto Sano

Makoto Sano

Electrician

Masato Ide

Masato Ide

Screenplay

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

Tameyuki Aimi

Tameyuki Aimi

Makeup Artist

Yoshiko Matsumoto

Yoshiko Matsumoto

Hairstylist

Noriko Sato

Noriko Sato

Hairstylist

Shoshichiro Ueda

Shoshichiro Ueda

Makeup Artist

Seikichi Iizumi

Seikichi Iizumi

Production Manager

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

Anne Brav

Anne Brav

Translator

Masahiko Kumada

Masahiko Kumada

Production Assistant

Ko Nauri

Ko Nauri

Production Assistant

Takeo Suga

Takeo Suga

Accountant

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

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

Akira Fukuda

Akira Fukuda

Wardrobe Assistant

Kazuko Numata

Kazuko Numata

Wardrobe Assistant

Noriko Taguchi

Noriko Taguchi

Wardrobe Assistant

Hideto Aga

Hideto Aga

Assistant Editor

Hajime Ishihara

Hajime Ishihara

Assistant Editor

Ryûsuke Ôtsubo

Ryûsuke Ôtsubo

Assistant Editor

Hiroyuki Iwaki

Hiroyuki Iwaki

Conductor

Takao Zushi

Takao Zushi

Yoshitaka Zushi

Yoshitaka Zushi

Akihiko Sugizaki

Akihiko Sugizaki

Masaaki Sasaki

Masaaki Sasaki

Tetsuo Yamashita

Tetsuo Yamashita

Details.

Release Date
June 1, 1985

Original Name

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 40m

Budget
$11,500,005

Box Office
$11,859,533

Filming Locations
Japan

Genres

Last updated:

This Movie Is About.

assassination
gun
castle
kingdom
greed
heir to the throne
epic
revenge
descent into madness
seppuku
inheritance fight
ruins
king lear
feudal japan
black widow
hopelessness
jidai geki
somber
tragic

Wiki.

Ran (Japanese: 乱, lit. 'chaos or tumult') is a 1985 epic historical action drama film directed, co-written, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's King Lear and includes segments based on legends of the daimyō Mōri Motonari. The film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging Sengoku-period warlord who decides to abdicate as ruler in favor of his three sons.

Like most of Kurosawa's work in the 1970s and 80s, Ran is an international production, in this case a Japanese-French venture produced by Herald Ace, Nippon Herald Films, and Greenwich Film Productions. Production planning went through a long period of preparation. Kurosawa conceived the idea of Ran in the mid-1970s, when he read about Motonari, who was famous for having three highly loyal sons. Kurosawa devised a plot in which the sons become antagonists of their father. Although the film became heavily inspired by Shakespeare's play King Lear, Kurosawa began using it only after he had started preparations for Ran. Following these preparations, Kurosawa filmed Dersu Uzala in 1975, followed by Kagemusha in the early 1980s, before securing financial backing to film Ran.

Ran was Kurosawa's third encounter with Shakespeare during his career. In 1957, Kurosawa directed Throne of Blood, based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. In 1960, he directed the film The Bad Sleep Well, based on Hamlet. All three films have received critical acclaim.

As Kurosawa's last epic, Ran has often been cited as among his finest achievements and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. With a budget of $11–12 million, it was among the most expensive films in the history of Japanese cinema upon its release. Ran was previewed on May 31, 1985, at the Tokyo International Film Festival before its release on June 1, 1985, in Japan. The film was hailed for its powerful images and use of color; costume designer Emi Wada won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for her work on Ran, and Kurosawa received his only career nomination for Best Director. The distinctive film score, inspired by Gustav Mahler, was composed by Toru Takemitsu.

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