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Release Date: Aug 18, 2000
Running Time: 160 mins.
Additional Notes: dialogue Japanese
Country Of Origin: Japan
Country Of Origin: France
Country Of Origin: Sweden
synopsis
A version of Shakespeare's "King Lear," set in feudal Japan where aging ruler, Lord Hidetora, unleashes a power struggle amongst his three sons.
cast + crew
Director
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Taro Takatora Ichimonji--Hidetora's Eldest Son
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji--Hidetora's 2nd Son
Saburo Ngotra Ichimonji--Hidetora's Youngest Son
Nobuhiro Fujimaki--Saburo's Father-in-Law
Seiji Ayabe--a Rival Lord
Shumenosuke Ogura--Taro's Retainer
Samon Shirane--Jiro's Retainer
Mondo Naganuma--Jiro's Retainer
Koyata Hatakeyama--Sabu's Retainer
screenplay
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Play as Source Material
reviews
"King Lear" gets the samurai-epic treatment in Akira Kurosawa's stunning 1985 masterpiece. Story This reworking of Shakespeare's tragedy, set in 16th-century Japan, follows elderly warlord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nakadai) after he unwisely divvies up his lands between his three warrior sons. When the two elder heirs trigger a family feud trying to succeed him as absolute ruler, a heartbroken Hidetora wanders the strife-torn country, slowly descending into madness himself. Acting Kurosawa…
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