Top billed cast

1. 

   Tatsuya Nakadai

   Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

2. 

   Akira Terao

   Taro Takatora Ichimonji

3. 

   Jinpachi Nezu

   Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

4. 

   Daisuke Ryū

   Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

5. 

   Mieko Harada

   Lady Kaede

6. 

   Yoshiko Miyazaki

   Lady Sue

7. 

   Mansai Nomura

   Tsurumaru

8. 

   Hisashi Igawa

   Shuri Kurogane

9. 

   Shinnosuke Ikehata

   Kyoami

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2023-04-23

**A good film, full of detail and historical verisimilitude, but painfully long without needing to be.**

I've already seen two of Akira Kurosawa's most renowned films and, quite frankly, I still can't understand why this Japanese director is so commonly considered a cinematic genius. His films are quite good, they're meticulous, there's a lot of attention to detail, but they're not particularly unforgettable… that's what I think.

This film is an adaptation of the plot of “King Lear”, by Shakespeare: a warlord, in the middle of the Japanese feudal era, decides to withdraw and divide...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
Japanese

Budget
$12,000,000.00

Revenue
$23,334,156.00

Keywords

• assassination
• kingdom
• gun
• greed
• castle
• siege
• heir to the throne
• revenge
• descent into madness
• historical fiction
• period drama
• seppuku
• inheritance fight
• ruins
• jidaigeki
• historical drama
• king lear
• feudal japan
• black widow
• somber
• hopelessness
• dramatic
• tragic