Akira Kurosawa retells Shakespeare's classic tragedy King Lear against a samurai backdrop. Lord Hidetora is a warlord who transfers his kingdom to his eldest son. A power struggle ensues, incited by his two disinherited younger sons.

• 2 hr 43 min
• Directed by

  Akira Kurosawa
• Written by Akira Kurosawa, Masato Ide, Hideo Oguni

• Starring

  Tatsuya Nakadai

  ,

  Akira Terao

  ,

  Jinpachi Nezu

  ,

  Daisuke Ryu

  ,

  Mieko Harada

  ,

  Yoshiko Miyazaki

  ,

  Hisashi Igawa

  ,

  Masayuki Yui

  ,

  Kazuo Kato

  ,

  Takeshi Kato