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Ran

1985·2h 40m·R
DramaWarAction
IMDb Rating
★ 8.2/10
152,408 votes
Metascore
97
Metacritic

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

Ran is a 1985 drama war movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Akira Terao, Tatsuya Nakadai, Jinpachi Nezu. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.2/10 from 152,408 votes and runs 2h 40m.

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Director
Akira Kurosawa
Stars
Akira Terao
Tatsuya Nakadai
Jinpachi Nezu
Daisuke Ryû
Details
1985-06-01
160 min
Movie
R
★ Japan, France
★ Japanese
Keywords
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