Ran (1985)
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Main cast
Akira Terao; Jinpachi Nezu; Daisuke Ryû; Tatsuya Nakadai; Mieko Harada
Genres
Action, Drama, History
Description
A story of greed, a lust for power, and ultimate revenge when an elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him. A profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
Akira Kurosawa
Main cast
Akira Terao; Jinpachi Nezu; Daisuke Ryû; Tatsuya Nakadai; Mieko Harada
Genres
Action, Drama, History
Description
A story of greed, a lust for power, and ultimate revenge when an elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him. A profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.
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