1985, action, drama, history
160 minutes
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an ageing warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Lady Kaede
Lady Sue
Tsurumaru
Shuri Kurogane
Kyoami
Tango Hirayama
Kageyu Ikoma
Shumenosuke Ogura
Mondo Naganuma
Fujimaki's General
Samon Shirane
Kaede's lady in waiting
Hideota's concubine
Sue's lady in waiting
Hidetora's concubine
Sue's lady in waiting
Koyota Hatakeyama
Seiji Ayabe
Nobuhiro Fujimaki
(uncredited)
Foot soldier (uncredited)
Production design
Production design
Set decoration
Set decoration
Set decoration
Set decoration
Set decoration
Still photographer
Costume design
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Makeup artist
Makeup artist
Makeup artist
Makeup artist
Makeup artist
Director
Editor
Gaffer
Associate producer, production coordinator
Executive producer
Producer
Producer
Unit production manager
Unit production manager
Original music composer
Sound recordist
Sound recordist
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