Title
Ran

Also known as
Chaos

Running Time
162 min.

Released Date
Sep. 25, 1985

Production
Herald Ace and Greenwich Film Production

Writer
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide

Producer
Masato Hara, Serge Silberman

Director of Photography
Takao Saito, Shouji Ueda

Production Designer
Yoshiro Muraki, Shinobu Muraki

Music
Tetsu Takemitsu

Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai (As Hidetora Ichimonji)
Akira Terao (As Takatora Ichimonji)
Jinpachi Nezu (As Masatora Ichimonji)
Daisuke Ryu (As Naotora Ichimonji)
Peater (As Kyoami)

Note
The Academy Award for costume design in 1985
Ran is based on Shakespear's King Lear.

Plot Summary
Japanese adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear.