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Ran

Ran

1985

Akira Kurosawa

1985·R·JapanJapanFranceFrance
Award ratingSilver
Metascore97

In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai·Akira Terao·Jinpachi Nezu·Daisuke Ryû

Languages

JapanJapanese

Major Awards

4 wins · 7 nominations

Wins (4)

Other

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1986)

Best Film

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards (1986)

Best Film

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1987)

Foreign Language Film of the Year

London Critics Circle Film Awards (1987)

Director of the Year

Nominations (7)

Best Picture

David di Donatello Awards (1986)

Best Foreign Film (Miglior Film Straniero)

César Awards, France (1986)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1986)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (1987)

Best Screenplay - Adapted

Critics' Awards

Cahiers du Cinéma (1985)

Best Film

Other

New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1985)

Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1985)

Best Director