---
title: 'Ran (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1985-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 157
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ran-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089881/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ran (1985)

1985 · R · 157 min · Drama, War · France, Japan

Original title: 乱

## Synopsis

Ran  is a 1985 epic historical action drama film directed, co-written, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's King Lear and includes segments based on legends of the daimyō Mōri Motonari. The film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging Sengoku-period warlord who decides to abdicate as ruler in favor of his three sons.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Tōru Takemitsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/toru-takemitsu)
- **Producer:** [Serge Silberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-silberman)
- **Editor:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Director of Photography:** [Takao Saito](https://cinepixo.com/people/takao-saito), [Asakazu Nakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/asakazu-nakai), [Shōji Ueda](https://cinepixo.com/people/shoji-ueda)

## Cast

- [Daisuke Ryū](https://cinepixo.com/people/daisuke-ryu) as Ichimonji Saburo Naotora
- [Akira Terao](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-terao) as Ichimonji Taro Takatora
- [Peter](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter) as Kyoami
- [Mieko Harada](https://cinepixo.com/people/mieko-harada) as Lady Kaede
- [Jun Tazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-tazaki) as Ayabe Seiji
- [Tatsuya Nakadai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatsuya-nakadai) as Hidetora Ichimonji
- [Yoshiko Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshiko-miyazaki) as Lady Sué
- [Hisashi Igawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/hisashi-igawa) as Kurogane
- [Hitoshi Ueki](https://cinepixo.com/people/hitoshi-ueki) as Fujimaki Nobuhiro
- [Kenji Kodama](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenji-kodama) as Samon Shirane
- [Mansai Nomura II](https://cinepixo.com/people/mansai-nomura-ii) as Tsurumaru
- [Jinpachi Nezu](https://cinepixo.com/people/jinpachi-nezu) as Ichimonji Jiro Masatora

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/ran-1985
Film facts: Wikidata (Q565231); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.