Cinematic background from Ran 1985 - With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, 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.

Ran

1985

Action, Drama, War

Directors:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa, William Shakespeare
Official poster of Ran 1985 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on top of a hill; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with long hair and a beard wearing a robe; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man wearing a white robe in front of a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting on the grass with a white hat on; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man wearing a hat and a robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on the ground; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – The sun is setting in the sky behind a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing next to each other near a fire; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on a beach under an umbrella; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman in a kimono sitting on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting next to each other on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A building with a fence and a wooden fence; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with long white hair wearing a robe; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting on the ground wearing a robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with long white hair wearing a white robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people with bow and arrows in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting on the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in a field with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two women in traditional japanese garb sitting on the floor; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a kimono sitting in front of another man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman in traditional japanese garb; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a beard is looking out of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man wearing a white robe standing in front of red and yellow flags; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man dressed in a gold and black outfit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person wearing a red and black uniform and a red helmet; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with a bald head is wearing a kimono; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man with long white hair and a white beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting on a rock near some horses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman sitting on the ground; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in a field with a priest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person holding a knife in their hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people dressed in costumes sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man standing in front of a wooden wall holding a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting on a rock near some horses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of women dressed in traditional japanese clothing; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with a long white beard sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A large group of people are marching through the field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting next to each other on a field; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people with red hats are standing in the fog; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people dressed in samurai garb; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a yellow robe standing in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A fire hydrant spewing water into the air near a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with long white hair and a white beard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a samurai outfit holding a white cloth; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man wearing a hat made out of grass and yellow flowers; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man sitting on top of a mountain with horses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man dressed in a white kimono; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on the ground in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people in costumes on a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person wearing a hat and a yellow vest; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A lot of red flags in a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man in a samurai outfit standing in front of a man in a samurai outfit; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people standing around a building; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An older man in armor holding a sword; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person sitting on a chair in front of another person; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on a chair in a room; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting in a field wearing traditional clothing; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man wearing a kimono sitting in front of a samurai; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with a long white beard wearing a robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on the grass wearing hats; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people in medieval costumes holding flags; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man sitting on top of a wooden railing next to stairs; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man dressed in a kimono and holding a sword; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man dressed in a kimono standing next to a dead body; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people dressed in traditional japanese garb; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man and a woman standing on top of a mountain; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman in a white robe standing next to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men riding on the backs of horses; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – Two women are standing on a hill looking out at the sky; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men dressed in traditional japanese garb; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A woman sitting on the ground wearing a red and white kimono; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A person sitting in front of a fire; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on top of a hill under umbrellas; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of people sitting on the ground in front of a tree; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – An old man with long white hair wearing a white robe; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A group of men sitting on the ground in a circle; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Ran” (1985), directed by Akira Kurosawa – A man wearing a helmet is standing in a field; Medium shot, Low angle