Cairo Classics · 46th Edition
Ran
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Country
Japan
Runtime
2 h 42 min
Language
Japanese
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Mansai Nomura
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
Producers
Masato Hara, Serge Silberman, Hisao Kurosawa
About the Director
He is considered one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. He is renowned for his dynamic and epic style, and his blend of Japanese traditions with narratives from Western literature (such as Shakespeare and Dostoevsky). His classic films were distinguished by the brilliant design and meticulous cinematic depiction of battle scenes, and he earned global acclaim for his focus on human dignity and ethics in the face of corruption and chaos.
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