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.
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Written by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
Music by: Tōru Takemitsu
Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Mansai Nomura, Hisashi Igawa, Shinnosuke Ikehata, Masayuki Yui
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 1985-06-01
Runtime: 160 minutes
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