Ran is a movie directed by Akira Kurosawa in 1985 and inspired by the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, first published in 1605. The movie features Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Pîtâ, Mieko Harada, Masayuki Yui, and others.
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Movie vs Book
Year
1985
Minutes
162
Movie Rate
8.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1605
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.82
S: Goodreads
Book
King Lear
Author: William Shakespeare
Country: UK
First published in: 1605
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Play
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff
Movie by Jon Favreau
User polls & recommendations
“Some people see it as this success when the book is finally made into a movie - that marks its success. I don't see it that way.”
ROBIN HOBB (Writer)
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