Book to Movie: Ran (Japan)

The Book to Movie of Month
  • Author: William Shakespeare
  • Pages: 124
  • Audio: 3 hours and 8 minutes
The Book to Movie of Month
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa
  • Screen Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni and Masato Ide
  • Running Time: 2 hours and 42 minutes

Cast:Characters

  • Tatsuya Nakadai as Ichimonji Hidetora/King Lear
  • Akira Terao as Ichimonji "Taro" Takatora/Goneril
  • Jinpachi Nezu as Ichimonji "Jiro" Masatora/Regan
  • Daisuke Ryu as Ichimonji "Saburo" Naotora/Cordelia
  • Mieko Harada as Lady Kaede/Edmund
  • Yoshiko Miyazaki as Lady Sué/Albany
  • Mansai Nomura as Tsurumaru/Gloucester
  • Hisashi Igawa as Kurogane
  • Peter as Kyoami
  • Masayuki Yui as Hirayama Tango/Kent
  • Hitoshi Ueki as Fujimaki Nobuhiro/King of France