Ran
Trailer: Ran
Year: 1985
Studio: Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace, TOHO
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki
Crew: Takao Saitō (Director of Photography), Shôji Ueda (Director of Photography), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Akira Kurosawa (Editor), Masato Hara (Producer)
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