FILM

Ran

An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.

Released:
June 01, 1985

Cast:

Tatsuya Nakadai
Akira Terao
Jinpachi Nezu
Daisuke Ryu
Masayuki Yui
Peter
Hitoshi Ueki
Jun Tazaki
Kazuo Kato
Mieko Harada

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Producer:
George Silberman, Masato Ida

Written by:
Screenplay by Akira Kurosawa and Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide, Based on "King Lear" by William Shakespeare

Distributor:
Toho (Japan), Acteurs Auteurs Associés (France)

Budget:
$12 million

Box Office:
$3.6 million

Awards:

Best Costume Design (Won), Best Directing (Nominated), Best Cinematography (Nominated), Best Art Direction (Nominated)



Metacritic Score:
90

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
95%