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Ran (1985)

R  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 -- Trailer for the 25th Anniversary release of Akira Kurosawa's classic film 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 ...
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  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

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

Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Japan | France

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Káosz 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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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Akira Kurosawa's wife of 39 years, Yôko Yaguchi, died during the production of this film. Kurosawa halted filming for just one day to mourn before resuming work on the picture. 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

Tango: Men prefer sorrow over joy... suffering over peace!
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Connections

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