Story Line
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”
Top Cast
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
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Rating
8.0/ 10
Release Date
1985-06-01
Runtime
2h 40m
Genres
ActionDramaHistory
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User Reviews (1)
Filipe Manuel Neto
7/10
•4/23/2023**A good film, full of detail and historical verisimilitude, but painfully long without needing to be.**
I've already seen two of Akira Kurosawa's most renowned films and, quite frankly, I still can't understand why this Japanese director is so co...