Ran

Release Date:

Jun 1, 1985

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

2:40

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Akira Kurosawa

Cast:

Tatsuya Nakadai	Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada	Lady Kaede
Akira Terao	Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu	Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ryu	Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Yoshiko Miyazaki	Lady Sue
Kazuko Kato	Kageyu Ikoma
Masayuki Yui	Tango Hirayama
Hitoshi Ueki	Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Hisashi Igawa	Shuri Kurogane
Takeshi Nomura	Tsurumaru
Jun Tazaki	Seiji Ayabe
Norio Matsui	Shumenosuke Ogura
Kenji Kodama	Samon Shirane
Toshiya Ito	Mondo Naganuma
Takeshi Kato	Koyata Hatakeyama

Producers:

Katsumi Furukawa , Masato Hara , Serge Silberman

Writers:

Masato Ide, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni

Language:

English

Official Website:

http://www.ran2000.com/

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The Warlords

At the age of seventy, after years of consolidating his empire, the Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji decides to abdicate and divide his domain amongst his three sons. Taro, the eldest, will rule. Jiro, his second son, and Saburo will take command of the Second and Third Castles but are expected to obey and support their elder brother. Saburo defies the pledge of obedience and is banished.

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