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Japanese

Ran
1985
Akira Kurosawa
1985·R·
Japan,
France
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
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