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.
$12,000,000
$23,334,156
June 1, 1985
Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production
31 people
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Acting
Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Acting
Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Acting
Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Acting
Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede
Acting
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue
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Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru
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Hisashi Igawa
Shuri Kurogane
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Shinnosuke Ikehata
Kyoami
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Masayuki Yui
Tango Hirayama
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Kazuo Katō
Kageyu Ikoma
Acting
Norio Matsui
Shumenosuke Ogura
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