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Ran (1985)

8.2 IMDb
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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.

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StudioCanal · 4K + Blu-ray

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Runtime

2 hours and 40 minutes (160 minutes)

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Editor's Notes

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StudioCanal's A-Tier 4K has people asking when Criterion or someone else will do the definitive release. The 35mm theatrical screenings keep fueling demand for Kurosawa in the best possible presentation.

noted Apr 11, 2026

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