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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.4 / 100
1985·Action / Drama / War·2h 40m

RAN

“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 aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

Above the Line
Akira Kurosawa·DirectorAkira Kurosawa·ScreenplayHideo Oguni·ScreenplayAsakazu Nakai·Director of PhotographyToru Takemitsu·Original Music ComposerAkira Kurosawa·Editor
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai·Lord Hidetora IchimonjiAkira Terao·Taro Takatora IchimonjiJinpachi Nezu·Jiro Masatora IchimonjiDaisuke Ryū·Saburo Naotora IchimonjiMieko Harada·Lady KaedeYoshiko Miyazaki·Lady SueMansai Nomura·TsurumaruHisashi Igawa·Shuri KuroganeShinnosuke Ikehata·KyoamiMasayuki Yui·Tango Hirayama
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Akira Kurosawa·DirectorBernard Cohn·Assistant DirectorIshirō Honda·Assistant DirectorTakashi Koizumi·Assistant DirectorOkihiro Yoneda·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Akira Kurosawa·ScreenplayHideo Oguni·ScreenplayMasato Ide·Screenplay
Camera· 4
Asakazu Nakai·Director of PhotographyTakao Saitō·Director of PhotographyShoji Ueda·Director of PhotographyDaizaburo Harada·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Akira Kurosawa·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Toru Takemitsu·Original Music ComposerJean-Marc Lentretien·Sound mixer
Art & Design· 3
Shinobu Muraki·Production DesignYoshirō Muraki·Production DesignEmi Wada·Costume Design
Production· 11
Masato Hara·ProducerSerge Silberman·ProducerKatsumi Furukawa·Executive ProducerHisao Kurosawa·Associate ProducerSatoru Iseki·Production ManagerMasayuki Motomochi·Unit Production ManagerTeruyo Nogami·Production ManagerUlrich Picard·Production ManagerTsutomu Sakurai·Unit Production ManagerTakashi Ōhashi·Production ManagerHisao Kurosawa·Production Coordinator
Other Departments· 1
Takeji Sano·Gaffer
By the Numbers
76.4
OF 100
Master Score
8.2
OF 10
IMDb
96%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$23M
ROI 94%
Worldwide Gross
1
4 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Ran's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Playful, Energetic, Chaotic
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The image is an illustrated movie poster featuring multiple anime-style characters, mostly young boys, dressed in green and teal ninja outfits, against a backgr”

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Key Elements
KnivesAbacusRound BombsClipboardHammer Like WeaponMushroom Like Object
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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