Where to watch Ran

Name: Ran
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 1985
Duration: 160 min
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada

1985 · Film · 160 min · Action · Drama · History

In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

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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Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira TeraoTaro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi NezuJiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke RyūSaburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko HaradaLady Kaede
Yoshiko MiyazakiLady Sue

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