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Ran (1985)

162 min  -  Action | Drama | War  -   1 June 1985 (Japan)
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An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Writers:

Akira Kurosawa (screenplay), Hideo Oguni (screenplay), and 2 more credits »
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Ran -- Akira Kurosawa's brilliantly conceived re-telling of Shakespeare's King Lear magically mixes Japanese history, Shakespeare's plot and Kurosawa's own feelings about loyalty in the masterpiece, RAN. Set in 16th century Japan Lord Hidetora, announces his intention to divide his land equally among his three sons. Hidetora's decision to step down unleashes a power struggle between the three heirs. Ran -- An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tatsuya Nakadai Tatsuya Nakadai ...
Akira Terao Akira Terao ...
Jinpachi Nezu Jinpachi Nezu ...
Daisuke Ryû Daisuke Ryû ...
Mieko Harada Mieko Harada ...
Lady Kaede
Yoshiko Miyazaki Yoshiko Miyazaki ...
Lady Sue
Hisashi Igawa Hisashi Igawa ...
Shuri Kurogane
Pîtâ Pîtâ ...
Kyoami
Masayuki Yui Masayuki Yui ...
Tango Hirayama
Kazuo Katô Kazuo Katô ...
Kageyu Ikoma
Norio Matsui Norio Matsui ...
Shumenosuke Ogura
Toshiya Ito Toshiya Ito ...
Mondo Naganuma
Kenji Kodama Kenji Kodama ...
Samon Shirane
Takashi Watanabe Takashi Watanabe
Mansai Nomura Mansai Nomura ...
Tsurumaru (as Takeshi Nomura)
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Storyline

A story of greed, a lust for power, and ultimate revenge. The Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji has decided to step aside to make room for the younger blood of his three sons, Taro, Jiro, and Saburo, the Lord's only wish now being to live out his years as an honored guest in the castle of each of his sons in turn. While the older two sons flatter their father, the youngest son attempts to warn him of the folly of expecting the three sons to remain united; enraged at the younger son's attempt to point out the danger, the father banishes him. True to the younger son's warning, however, the oldest Son soon conspires with the second son to strip The Great Lord of everything, even his title. Written by Bill albers.bill@gmail.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Power | Castle | Greed | Revenge | Blood  | See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Country:

Japan | France

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Ран See more »

Filming Locations:

Aso, Kumamoto, Japan See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$11,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$90,000 (USA) (22 December 1985) (15 Screens)

Gross:

$2,132,974 (USA) (2 February 1986)
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Sound Mix:

Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The castle destroyed in the middle of the movie was specially constructed on the slopes of Mount Fuji for the film and then burned down. No miniatures were used for that segment, although an optical of another castle being burned at the end was used. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: During the first scene (while the Land Lord and his sons are hunting wild boars) the first shot that shows every single wild boar running in front of the camera is probably a single shot of the same wild boar repeated 3 times. See more »

Quotes

Kyoami: A serpent's egg is white and pure. A bird's is speckled and soiled.
Hidetora: This is a castle... Here's a wall.
Kyoami: The bird left the speckled egg for the white.
Hidetora: Strange...
Kyoami: The egg cracks; out comes a snake.
Hidetora: Empty space above the wall. Why?
Kyoami: The bird is gobbled by the snake.
Hidetora: Where am I? Who am I?
Kyoami: Stupid bird!
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Connections

Referenced in Cha-cha-chá (1998) See more »