Ran
Reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear set in 16th-century Japan. An ageing warlord announces his intention to retire and split his kingdom up among his three sons.
Akira Kurosawa's epic masterpiece is a reworking of Shakespeare's King Lear set in medieval Japan.
After a lifetime of battles, 70-year-old Lord Hidetora announces that he is passing his authority to his eldest son Taro. The youngest son Saburo protests and is banished from the kingdom. But instead of fulfilling their father's wishes, eldest brother Taro, now in charge, and his middle brother Jiro are disloyal to the former lord and attack his castle. Hidetora survives, but, following his sons' betrayal, is now losing his mind. When Jiro has his brother murdered, the banished Saburo and his allies return to fight a battle against the remaining brother.
In Japanese with English subtitles.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Lord Hidetora Ichimonji | Tatsuya Nakadai |
| Taro Takatora Ichimonji | Akira Terao |
| Jiro Masatora Ichimonji | Jinpachi Nezu |
| Saburo Naotora Ichimonji | Daisuke Ryu |
| Lady Kaede | Mieko Harada |
| Director | Akira Kurosawa |
| Lady Sue | Yoshiko Miyazaki |
| Shuri Kurogane | Hisashi Igawa |
| Tango Hirayama | Masayuki Yui |
| Kageyu Ikoma | Kazuo Kato |
| Shumenosuke Ogura | Norio Matsui |
| Mondo Naganuma | Toshiya Ito |
| Samon Shirane | Kenji Kodama |
| Koyata Hatakeyama | Takeshi Kato |
| Voice of Koyata Hatakeyama | Seizo Kato |
| Seiji Ayabe | Jun Tazaki |
| Nobuhiro Fujimaki | Hitoshi Ueki |
| Writer | Akira Kurosawa |
| Writer | Hideo Oguni |
| Writer | Masato Ide |
| Author | William Shakespeare |
| Producer | Masato Hara |
| Producer | Serge Silberman |
| Composer | Toru Takemitsu |
| Director of photography | Asakazu Nakai |
| Director of photography | Takao Saito |
Broadcast
- Sun 8 May 201622:30
