1985/06/01 (US) | Action, Drama, History
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an ageing warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Masato Ide
Screenplay
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue
Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru
$ 12,000,000
$ 23,334,156
Released
Masato Hara
Producer
Serge Silberman
Producer
Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer
Asakazu Nakai
Director of Photography
Takao Saitō
Director of Photography