Ran
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
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.
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Action
- Worldwide
- $23M
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16 billed performers
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Ran returned 1.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $12M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $23M
- Release date
- Jun 1, 1985
- Runtime
- 2h 40m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- France, Japan
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