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.
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Cast
31 people
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Known for
Harakiri
Yojimbo
Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Known for
Dreams
After the Rain
Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Known for
Angel's Egg
Kagemusha
Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Known for
Kagemusha
Graveyard of Honor
Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede
Known for
The Hours of My Life
Dreams
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue
Known for
Mirai
Shutter
Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru
Known for
The Wind Rises
Hisashi Igawa
Shuri Kurogane
Known for
Pitfall
Harakiri
Shinnosuke Ikehata
Kyoami
Known for
Funeral Parade of Roses
Death Note: The Last Name
Masayuki Yui
Tango Hirayama
Known for
Kagemusha
Dreams
Kazuo Katō
Kageyu Ikoma
Known for
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
Norio Matsui
Shumenosuke Ogura
Also in
Kagemusha
Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection
Akira Kurosawa Director · Hideo Oguni Screenplay Masato Ide Screenplay
Director Screenplay Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Masato Ide
Author
William Shakespeare
Composer
Tōru Takemitsu
Cinematographer
Asakazu Nakai
Cinematographer
Takao Saitō
Cinematographer
Shoji Ueda
Production designer
Yoshirō Muraki
Production designer
Shinobu Muraki
Costume designer
Emi Wada
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $12M · United States release December 20, 1985
Box office
Budget
$12,000,000
Worldwide gross
$23,334,156
Gross vs. budget
1.9×
Production
Nippon Herald Films
Production
Greenwich Film Production
Production
Herald Ace
Production
Greenwich Film Productions
Production
Japan · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
乱
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 25, 1985
Premiere · Tokyo
Japan · June 1, 1985
Theatrical
United States · December 20, 1985
Limited theatrical
United States · January 5, 1994
Physical · Special Wide Screen Edition LaserDisc
United States
September 26, 1985 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
August 10, 1998 · Physical · Fox Lorber DVD
August 18, 2000 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 15, 2003 · Physical · The Masterworks Edition DVD
November 22, 2005 · Physical · The Criterion Collection DVD
February 16, 2010 · Physical · StudioCanal Collection Blu-ray
October 2, 2015 · Premiere · New York Film Festival / Restored 4K version
November 16, 2021 · Physical · Best Buy 4K Ultra HD SteelBook
May 23, 2025 · Limited theatrical · 40th Anniversary Re-Release
Argentina
January 16, 1986 · Theatrical
Australia
September 1, 1986 · Theatrical
September 11, 1986 · Theatrical
August 23, 2021 · Physical
Belgium
October 17, 1985 · Theatrical · Gent
Brazil
December 19, 1986 · Theatrical
October 1, 2026 · Theatrical · Relançamento
Czechia
April 24, 2008 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
October 26, 2023 · Limited theatrical · Restored 4K version
Denmark
October 10, 1985 · Theatrical
Finland
March 7, 1986 · Theatrical
France
September 17, 1985 · Theatrical
March 19, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 3, 2009 · Physical · StudioCanal Collection Blu-ray
May 13, 2015 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival / Restored 4K version
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release / Restored 4K version
April 6, 2016 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 12, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray (4K Restored Version)
July 28, 2021 · Physical · 4K UHD Blu-ray (4K Restored Version)
Germany
April 10, 1986 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
January 28, 2003 · Physical · DVD
October 15, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
October 27, 2011 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
September 4, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hong Kong SAR China
May 4, 2023 · Theatrical · Restored 4K version
Hungary
August 28, 1992 · Theatrical
India
October 23, 2010 · Premiere · Mumbai Film Festival
Ireland
October 21, 1985 · Theatrical
Italy
September 24, 1985 · Theatrical · Europacinema
November 29, 1985 · Theatrical · Turin
March 7, 1986 · Theatrical
Japan
May 31, 1985 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
May 29, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
December 31, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release / Restored 4K version
February 26, 2016 · Physical · 4K Remastered Version Blu-ray
Netherlands
February 20, 1986 · Theatrical
December 20, 2008 · TV · Nederland 2
February 13, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
May 2, 2016 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
July 9, 1986 · Theatrical
Philippines
September 27, 1988 · Theatrical · Cultural Center of the Philippines
Portugal
November 19, 1986 · Theatrical
Russia
November 13, 2025 · Theatrical · Restored 4K version
South Korea
April 1, 2021 · Digital
Spain
August 31, 1985 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
November 22, 1985 · Theatrical · ICAA 860651
Sweden
November 15, 1985 · Theatrical
Thailand
December 21, 2019 · Limited theatrical · 4k Remaster Re-release
Türkiye
February 15, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 21, 1985 · Theatrical
November 24, 1986 · Physical · VHS
October 25, 2004 · Physical · DVD
April 1, 2016 · Theatrical · Remastered 4K Re-release
May 2, 2016 · Physical · Blu-ray
July 19, 2021 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray
April 24, 2025 · Theatrical · 40th Anniversary Re-release
July 21, 2025 · Physical · 40th Anniversary Collector’s edition 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray box set
XC
February 1, 1991 · Theatrical
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