Ran (2000)

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Love the Hard Way

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Rating: R

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

starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Hitoshi Ueki, Jun Tazaki, Norio Matsui, Kenji Kodama, Toshiya Ito, Takashi Kato

director: Akira Kurosawa

A version of Shakespeare's "King Lear," set in feudal Japan where aging ruler Lord Hidetora instigates a power struggle amongst his three sons.

"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…