Ran

We were delighted to previously screen this film but we have no current plans to screen it again. If you'd like to watch it in the cinema, consider a private hire to watch it with friends. That does rely on the film being available for private purchase.

Film details

Film TitleRan
Suitability
Genre
Length160mins
Year1985
CountryJapan, France
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ActorsTatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Mansai Nomura, Hisashi Igawa, Shinnosuke Ikehata, Masayuki Yui, Kazuo Katō, Norio Matsui, Toshiya Ito, Heihachiro Suzuki, Kenji Kodama
LanguageJapanese
AKA
Showings

Shakespeare’s King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an ageing warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

A magisterial achievement.

Perfectly paced and beautifully directed with some simply superb acting.

Its true power is found in the small moments.