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RAN (1985) - R
Country: France, Japan    Location: Japan
Genre: Drama, Foreign, Foreign Language, War
Credits
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Masato Hara
Serge Silberman
Exec Producer: Katsumi Furukawa
Assoc. Producer: Hisao Kurosawa
Writer: Screenplay: Masato Ide
Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni
Writer: Play: William Shakespeare
Cast: Ryu Daisuke
Hisashi Igawa
Toshiya Ito
Kazuo Kato
Takeshi Kato
Kenji Kodama
Norio Matsui
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tatsuya Nakadai
Jinpachi Nezu
Takashi Nomura
Peter
Jun Tazaki
Akira Terao
Hitoshi Ueki
Masayuke Yui
Mieko Harada
Heihachiro Suzuki
Haruko Togo
Tokie Kanda
Sawako Kochi
Reiko Nanjo
Kumeko Otowa
Editor: Akira Kurosawa
Production Design: Shinobu Muraki
Yoshiro Muraki
Dir of Photography: Asakazu Nakai
Takao Saito
Masaharu Ueda
Costume Designer: Emi Wada
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Synopsis: Set in 16th century Japan, King Hidetora attempts to peacefully divide his kingdom among his three sons. However, they turn against each other and betray their father which gives rise to a whirlwind of chaos that ultimately drives the aging ruler insane, shatters his kingdom and destroys his family.

Comment: Kurosawa's epic intertwining Japanese history around Shakespeare's plot from "King Lear." Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director. Academy Awards: Best Costume Design.

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