Overview
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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Masato Ide
Country
Japan, France
Language
Japanese
Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$23.3M
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