⚠️ Please read the profile before proceeding. ▪️ Ran is a 1985 Japanese-French co-production historical drama set in the Sengoku period. ▪️ Only 4K ULTRA is playable; Blu-ray discs are Region Code B and cannot be played. 4K ULTRA is not released in Japan. ▪️ In the Sengoku era, Hidetora Ichimonji, feeling his age, decides to cede his lands to his three sons. ＊ However, the banishment of his honest third son sparks a fratricidal conflict among the brothers. ＊ Amidst betrayal and desire, the grudge of a clan once destroyed drives Hidetora to madness. ＊ A tragic tale of a power struggle that consumes everything, leading to a devastating downfall. ▪️ Cast This film is based on Shakespeare's "King Lear" and features a cast of heavyweight actors. Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu Mieko Harada, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Peter ▪️ The production cost of the movie "Ran" was approximately 2.6 billion yen at the time (about $11 million to $12 million USD at the exchange rate then), which was an exceptional amount. ▪️ The highest amount in Japanese film history (at the time) In 1985, when the general production cost of Japanese films was around 100 to 200 million yen, this film had a budget more than ten times that amount. ▪️ Approximately 100 million yen just for costumes (equivalent to about 400 to 500 million yen today) The costume designer, Emi Wada, created approximately 1,400 hand-woven and hand-dyed luxurious costumes, costing 100 million yen at the time (several times that amount in today's value). For this achievement, Wada won the Academy Award for Costume Design. ▪️ Building and burning a real "castle" For the climactic fall of the castle scene (the third castle), a huge castle was actually built at a cost of about 400 million yen, and then burned down in one go. This was a spectacular filming feat that would be unimaginable without CG today. ▪️ Thousands of extras and hundreds of horses To recreate the battles of the Sengoku period, thousands of extras and hundreds of horses, including those airlifted from the United States, were mobilized. ▪️ Highly acclaimed both domestically and internationally as one of Kurosawa's masterpieces. Nominated for four categories at the 58th Academy Awards, including Best Director, with Emi Wada winning the Academy Award for Costume Design. Nominated for six categories at the 39th British Academy Film Awards, winning Best Film Not in the English Language and Best Makeup Artist. Won Best Film and Best Cinematography at the 20th National Society of Film Critics Awards. #AkiraKurosawa #SengokuPeriodDrama