Ran (1985)

Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Written by Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide
Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao and Jinpachi Nezu

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.

Released

1985

Running time

2 hours 40 minutes