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Basic facts

Original title Ran
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
Swedish release 1985-11-15

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai
Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao
Taro, äldste sonen (gula armén)

Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro, andre sonen (röda armén)

Daisuke Ryu
Saburo, yngste sonen (blåa armén)

Mieko Harada
Kaede, Taros hustru

Yoshiko Miyazaki
Sue, Jiros hustru

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
Alternative title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Associate Director
Unit Manager
Production Assistant
Production Accountant
Production Office Coordinator
Still Photographer
Assistant Cameraman
Gaffer
Orchestra
Conductor
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Hair Stylist
Assistant Costume Designer
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Assistant
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai Hidetora Ichimonji
Akira Terao Taro, äldste sonen (gula armén)
Jinpachi Nezu Jiro, andre sonen (röda armén)
Daisuke Ryu Saburo, yngste sonen (blåa armén)
Mieko Harada Kaede, Taros hustru
Yoshiko Miyazaki Sue, Jiros hustru
Peter Kyoami, narren
Masayuki Yui Tango
Kazuo Kato Ikoma
Hitoshi Ueki Fujimaki, Saburos svärfar (vita armén)
Jun Tazaki Ayabe (svarta armén)
Hisashi Ikawa Kurogane
Takeshi Nomura Tsurumaru
Norio Matsui Ogura
Hisashi Igawa Kurogane
Kenji Kodama Shirane
Toshiya Ito Naganuma
Takeshi Kato Hatakeyama

Companies

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 125822
Date 1985-11-06
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 4405 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 590, 572, 516, 484, 535, 544, 522, 436, 206.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1 (Panavision)
Sound system Dolby Stereo 04
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 4443 meter
Length in minutes 162 min


Original work

Original title King Lear (Play)
Author William Shakespeare
Translator Jan Mark


Production location

Japan 1984-06 1985-02
Kurosawa Film Studio Yokohama
Toho Studios Tokyo
Himeji-borgen Himeji
Kumamoto-borgen Kumamoto
Nagoya-borgen Nagoya
Gotemba
Kokonoe
Aso
Shonai

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1985-11-15 Grand 1 Stockholm Sweden 161 min sasmt 5 platser
Cinematheque screening 1988-05-05 Sweden
1988-05-10 Sweden
1990-01-13 Malmö Sweden
1990-05-28 Sweden
1990-05-31 Sweden
1993-03-02 Sweden
1993-03-05 Sweden
1993-11-21 Sweden
1993-11-29 Sweden
1994-05-03 Gothenburg Sweden
Other showing 1994-05-29
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 1995-01-07 Malmö Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1995-10-23 Sweden
1995-10-25 Sweden
1996-05-19 Gothenburg Sweden
1996-12-08 Gothenburg Sweden
1998-09-27 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
1998-10-11 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
1998-10-14 Sture Stockholm Sweden
1998-10-17 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
1999-05-11 Spegeln Malmö Sweden
1999-05-16 Draken Gothenburg Sweden
2000-12-21 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 160 min
2000-12-25 Sture Stockholm Sweden 160 min
2003-12-19 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 160 min
2003-12-25 Sture Stockholm Sweden 160 min
DVD release 2004-04-06 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2004-08-31 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 160 min
2004-09-11 Spegeln Malmö Sweden 160 min
2008-04-29 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden
DVD release 2008-08-20 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2014-01-26
2015-11-14
2015-11-17
Cinematheque screening 2016-10-07 Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2024-05-08 Bio Victor, Filmhuset Stockholm Sweden

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 4378


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print 10
Colour prints 9
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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