1986
Best Costume Design
1986
Nominated Director
Akira Kurosawa
1986
Nominated Cinematography
1986
Nominated Production Design (Art Direction)
Ran
1985
Rank
382
Score
78.73
JAPANESE
Added
8/5/21
Epic Japanese Action Adventure Drama War Film
[Original Title: Ran]
Director Akira Kurosawa follows the story of an aging warlord who decides to retire and divide his empire among his three sons setting the seed for their greed, lust for power and revenge. Kurosawa gets inspired on Shakespeare’s King Lear to create an epic cinematic experience of startling metaphors, sweeping battles, intense characters, and vivid color .
It won 1 Academy Award and it was nominated for another 3.
DIRECTOR
Akira Kurosawa
Japanese filmmaker and painter (1910-1998).
CAST
Tatsuya Nakadai
Japan (born 1932)
Akira Terao
Japan (born 1947)
Jinpachi Nezu
Japan (1947–2016)
Daisuke Ryû
Japan (born 1957)
Mieko Harada
Japan (born 1958)