A version of Shakespeare's "King Lear," set in feudal Japan where aging ruler, Lord Hidetora, unleashes a power struggle amongst his three sons.

GENRE: Drama, Action/Adventure
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 2h 42m
RELEASE DATE: June 01, 1985
STARRING: Tatsuya Nakadai, Masayuki Yui, Mieko Harada, Akira Terao, Hisashi Igawa
DIRECTOR(S): Akira Kurosawa
PRODUCER(S): Serge Silberman, Masato Hara
WRITER(S): Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa
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