Ran
Hidetora Ichimonji, a proud warlord who divides his kingdom among his sons, must confront betrayal, madness, and the consequences of his own arrogance as he loses everything and descends into a haunting journey of vengeance and despair.
“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”
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A crew of 42+ credited
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Edited by Akira KurosawaShot by Asakazu NakaiScored by Toru TakemitsuDesigned by Shinobu Muraki
Box Office
1985 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$23.3M
US & Canada: $3.6M — 15% of worldwide · International: $19.7M (85%)
Re-release box office
- 202518 theaters
- $277K($284K today)
- 20164 theaters
- $99K($136K today)
- 20104 theaters
- $196K($297K today)
- 20001 theaters
- $11K($21K today)
- Total re-release
- $582K
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
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Also known as
- Rande
- Revoltde
- Ranen
- Ranes
- Ranfr
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Cast & Crew
42 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao
as Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu
as Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ryu
as Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada
as Lady Kaede
Yoshiko Miyazaki
as Lady Sue
Hisashi Igawa
as Shuri Kurogane
Mansai Nomura
as Tsurumaru
Pita
as Kyoami
Masayuki Yui
as Tango Hirayama
Shinnosuke Ikehata
as Kyoami
Kazuo Kato
as Kageyu Ikoma
Supporting cast
19Norio Matsui
as Shumenosuke Ogura
Toshiya Ito
as Mondo Naganuma
Heihachiro Suzuki
as Fujimaki's General
Kenji Kodama
as Samon Shirane
Haruko Togo
as Kaede's lady in waiting
Reiko Nanjo
as Hideota's concubine
Tokie Kanda
as Sue's lady in waiting
Sawako Kochi
as Hidetora's concubine
Kumeko Otowa
as Sue's lady in waiting
Takeshi Kato
as Koyota Hatakeyama
Jun Tazaki
as Seiji Ayabe
Hitoshi Ueki
as Nobuhiro Fujimaki
Takao Zushi
Yoshitaka Zushi
Tetsuo Yamashita
Akihiko Sugizaki
Masaaki Sasaki
Satoru Fukasaku
as (uncredited)
Susumu Terajima
as Foot soldier (uncredited)
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