Ran - Akira Kurosawa - Official Trailer - 1985 - (King Lear adaptation) - 4K

Ran (乱, transl. "chaos" or "turmoil") is a 1985 epic historical drama film directed, edited and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's King Lear and includes segments based on legends of the daimyō Mōri Motonari. The film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging Sengoku-period warlord who decides to abdicate as ruler in favor of his three sons.

Ran was Kurosawa's third encounter with Shakespeare during his career. In 1957, Kurosawa directed Throne of Blood, based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. In 1960, he directed the film The Bad Sleep Well, based on Hamlet. Despite the changes in setting and language, all three films have received critical acclaim.

CAST
Tatsuya Nakada: Ichimonji Hidetora (King Lear)
Peter as Kyoami (the fool)
Akira Terao: Ichimonji "Taro" Takatora (Goneril)
Jinpachi Nezu: Ichimonji "Jiro" Masatora (Regan)
Daisuke Ryu: Ichimonji "Saburo" Naotora (Cordelia)
Mieko Harada: Lady Kaede (Edmund)
Yoshiko Miyazaki: Lady Sué (Albany)
Mansai Nomurak: Tsurumaru (Gloucester)
Masayuki Yui: Hirayama Tango (Kent)

Read Shakespeare's Complete Works online for free: https://shakespearenetwork.net/works/

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Screen Adaptation - Co-Production : MISANTHROPOS – Official Website - https://www.misanthropos.net
Adapted by Maximianno Cobra, from Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens", the film exposes the timeless challenge of social hypocrisy, disillusion and annihilation against the poetics of friendship, love, and beauty.

IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6946736/