Ran
1985 · directed by Akira Kurosawa
- Rating
- 91/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- Criterion
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), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 91/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai
- Akira Terao
- Jinpachi Nezu
- Daisuke Ryū
- Mieko Harada
- Yoshiko Miyazaki
- Mansai Nomura
- Hisashi Igawa
- Shinnosuke Ikehata
- Masayuki Yui
Crew
- Asakazu Nakai — Director of Photography
- Shoji Ueda — Director of Photography
- Takao Saitō — Director of Photography
- Akira Kurosawa — Editor
- Tōru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer
- Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
- Hideo Oguni — Screenplay
- Masato Ide — Screenplay
More from Akira Kurosawa
- Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
- Rashomon (1950) — 99/100 · hit
- Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
- High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
- Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
- Yojimbo (1961) — 90/100 · hit
How these numbers work: Methodology