Who is Lord Hidetora Ichimonji in Ran?

Tatsuya Nakadai plays Lord Hidetora Ichimonji in the film.

At the age of seventy, after years of consolidating his empire, the Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nadakai) decides to abdicate and divide his domain amongst his three sons. Taro (Akira Terao), the eldest, will rule. Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu), his second son, and Saburo (Daisuke Ryu) will take command of the Second and Third Castles but are expected to obey and support their elder brother. Saburo defies the pledge of obedience and is banished. When inter-filial squabbling erupts, Nakadai is dropped into a nightmarish hell of civil war. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Ran

Name: Ran
Genre: Drama
Released: 1985-06-01
Duration: 160
Rating: 95

R 2 hr 40 min

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How long is Ran?: Ran is 2 hr 40 min long.

Who directed Ran?: Akira Kurosawa

Who is Lord Hidetora Ichimonji in Ran?: Tatsuya Nakadai plays Lord Hidetora Ichimonji in the film.

What is Ran about?: At the age of seventy, after years of consolidating his empire, the Great Lord Hidetora Ichimonji (Tatsuya Nadakai) decides to abdicate and divide his domain amongst his three sons. Taro (Akira Terao), the eldest, will rule. Jiro (Jinpachi Nezu), his second son, and Saburo (Daisuke Ryu) will take command of the Second and Third Castles but are expected to obey and support their elder brother. Saburo defies the pledge of obedience and is banished. When inter-filial squabbling erupts, Nakadai is dropped into a nightmarish hell of civil war. In Japanese with English subtitles.