Ran

About 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.

Ran (1985) is a history film directed by Akira Kurosawa. Tatsuya Nakadai stars as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji, Akira Terao as Taro Takatora Ichimonji, Jinpachi Nezu as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji, and Daisuke Ryū as Saburo Naotora Ichimonji.

At 160 minutes long, it arrived in June 1985. Written by Akira Kurosawa and Hideo Oguni.

Members will find tragic, castle, historical drama, and gun in it. American members can watch it on BFI Player Amazon Channel and Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels. It scores 8.0 out of 10 from 1,954 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Ben-Hur, Throne of Blood, and The Samurai and the Prisoner make useful companions to Ran, all filed under dramatic, historical fiction, and period drama.