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Ran

8/10

Rating

160 min

Runtime

1985

Release Year

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada

Quick Synopsis

Set in sixteenth-century Japan, the story follows an aging warlord who decides to divide his kingdom among his three sons. This decision leads to conflict and turmoil within the family and the realm, as the sons struggle for power and control. The narrative closely follows the themes of Shakespeare's King Lear, exploring loyalty, betrayal, and the consequences of ambition in a historical Japanese context.

Detailed Synopsis of Ran

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.

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