Ran

1985 film by Akira Kurosawa
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Ran

Summary

Ran is a film[1]. Ran has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ran received the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[3].
  • Ran received the Academy Award for Best Costume Design[4].
  • Ran's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Ran was directed by Akira Kurosawa[6].
  • Akira Kurosawa wrote the screenplay for Ran[7].
  • Ran's composer is recorded as Tōru Takemitsu[8].
  • Ran's genre is war film[9].
  • Ran's genre is drama film[10].
  • Ran's based on is recorded as King Lear[11].
  • A cast member of Ran was Tatsuya Nakadai[12].
  • A cast member of Ran was Akira Terao[13].
  • A cast member of Ran was Jinpachi Nezu[14].
  • A cast member of Ran was Daisuke Ryū[15].
  • A cast member of Ran was Mieko Harada[16].
  • A cast member of Ran was Peter[17].
  • A cast member of Ran was Hitoshi Ueki[18].
  • A cast member of Ran was Jun Tazaki[19].
  • A cast member of Ran was Hisashi Igawa[20].
  • A cast member of Ran was Mansai Nomura II[21].
  • A cast member of Ran was Yoshiko Miyazaki[22].
  • A cast member of Ran was Kenji Kodama[23].
  • Ran was produced by Serge Silberman[24].
  • Ran's production company is recorded as Asmik Ace Entertainment[25].
  • Ran's production company is recorded as Kadokawa Daiei Studio[26].
  • Ran's director of photography is recorded as Takao Saito[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Ran was produced by Serge Silberman[24]. Ran was directed by Akira Kurosawa[6]. Akira Kurosawa wrote the screenplay for Ran[7]. Cast members include Tatsuya Nakadai[12], Akira Terao[13], Jinpachi Nezu[14], Daisuke Ryū[15], Mieko Harada[16], and Peter[17].

Publication

Publication dates include June 1, 1985[28], April 10, 1986[29], September 18, 1985[30], December 20, 1985[31], and 1985[32]. The original language of Ran was Japanese[33]. Genres include war film[9] and drama film[10]. Ran was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Awards received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[3], a class of award[35], founded in 1985[36] and Academy Award for Best Costume Design[4], an Academy Awards[37], in United States[38]. Reviews include 9/10[39], 96%[40], 97/100[41], and 8.2/10[42].

Why It Matters

Ran has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Ran is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Ran receive?

Honors received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film[3] and Academy Award for Best Costume Design[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . bbfc.co.uk. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . bbfc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] . wikidata.org.
  28. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [40] . wikidata.org.
  30. [41] . wikidata.org.
  31. [42] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [28] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  33. [29] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Production designer Yoshirō Muraki
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    Screenwriter Akira Kurosawa
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