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.

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Awards

• Oscar 1986Won
• Oscar 19863 × Nominated

Cast

• Tatsuya NakadaiLord Hidetora Ichimonji
• Akira TeraoTaro Takatora Ichimonji
• Jinpachi NezuJiro Masatora Ichimonji
• Daisuke RyūSaburo Naotora Ichimonji
• Mieko HaradaLady Kaede
• Yoshiko MiyazakiLady Sue
• Mansai NomuraTsurumaru
• Hisashi IgawaShuri Kurogane

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