Akira Kurosawa’s film Ran (1985), loosely based on King Lear
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Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 film *Ran* is an epic Japanese period tragedy that transposes Shakespearean themes of aging, betrayal, and madness into a war-torn feudal Japan, renowned for its grand battle sequences, vivid color imagery, and meditations on chaos and fate.
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| Akira Kurosawa’s film Ran (1985), loosely based on King Lear canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Akira Kurosawa’s film Ran (1985), loosely based on King Lear Context triple: [King Lear, notableAdaptation, Akira Kurosawa’s film Ran (1985), loosely based on King Lear]
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47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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Bridge on the River Kwai
Bridge on the River Kwai is a famous World War II railway bridge in Thailand, immortalized by the novel and film of the same name and symbolizing the suffering of Allied prisoners forced to build it.
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Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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D.
Rashōmon
Rashōmon is a seminal short story by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores moral ambiguity and human desperation in a decaying Kyoto.
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King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Akira Kurosawa’s film Ran (1985), loosely based on King Lear Target entity description: Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 film *Ran* is an epic Japanese period tragedy that transposes Shakespearean themes of aging, betrayal, and madness into a war-torn feudal Japan, renowned for its grand battle sequences, vivid color imagery, and meditations on chaos and fate.
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A.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin is a 2013 fantasy action film loosely inspired by the Japanese legend of the forty-seven rōnin, blending samurai drama with supernatural elements.
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B.
Bridge on the River Kwai
Bridge on the River Kwai is a famous World War II railway bridge in Thailand, immortalized by the novel and film of the same name and symbolizing the suffering of Allied prisoners forced to build it.
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C.
Blade of the 47 Ronin
Blade of the 47 Ronin is a modern action-fantasy film that continues the samurai-themed story of the original 47 Ronin with a contemporary, supernatural twist.
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D.
Rashōmon
Rashōmon is a seminal short story by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores moral ambiguity and human desperation in a decaying Kyoto.
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E.
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare that portrays an aging monarch’s descent into madness after he divides his kingdom among his daughters, exploring themes of power, loyalty, and human suffering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese film
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epic film ⓘ film ⓘ jidaigeki film ⓘ tragedy film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Costume Design
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Costume Design nomination
BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film
César Award for Best Foreign Film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
King Lear
ⓘ
Motohiko Hino’s short story ⓘ |
| castMember |
Akira Terao
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daisuke Ryū ⓘ Jinpachi Nezu NERFINISHED ⓘ Masayuki Yui ⓘ Mieko Harada ⓘ Pîtā ⓘ Tatsuya Nakadai ⓘ Yoshiko Miyazaki ⓘ |
| cinematography |
Asakazu Nakai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Masaharu Ueda NERFINISHED ⓘ Takao Saitō ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of Akira Kurosawa’s late-career masterpieces ⓘ |
| director | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| distributor | Toho ⓘ |
| editedBy | Akira Kurosawa ⓘ |
| genre |
epic historical drama
ⓘ
period tragedy ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
King Lear
ⓘ
William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hidetora Ichimonji
ⓘ
Jiro ⓘ
surface form:
Jiro Ichimonji
Kyoami ⓘ Lady Kaede ⓘ Lady Sue ⓘ Saburo Ichimonji ⓘ Hidetora Ichimonji ⓘ
surface form:
Taro Ichimonji
|
| musicBy | Toru Takemitsu ⓘ |
| notableFor |
elaborate costume design
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large-scale battle sequences ⓘ use of long takes and wide compositions ⓘ vivid color imagery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Akira Kurosawa filmography ⓘ |
| producer |
Masato Hara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Serge Silberman ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Greenwich Film Productions
ⓘ
Herald Ace ⓘ Nippon Herald Films ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 160 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Akira Kurosawa
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Hideo Oguni NERFINISHED ⓘ Masato Ide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Sengoku-period Japan ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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betrayal ⓘ fate ⓘ madness ⓘ war and chaos ⓘ |
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Subject: Akira Kurosawa’s film Ran (1985), loosely based on King Lear Description of subject: Akira Kurosawa’s 1985 film *Ran* is an epic Japanese period tragedy that transposes Shakespearean themes of aging, betrayal, and madness into a war-torn feudal Japan, renowned for its grand battle sequences, vivid color imagery, and meditations on chaos and fate.
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