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.
Cast:
Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryū, Mieko Harada
Production:
Nippon Herald Films, Greenwich Film Production, Herald Ace
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji
Taro Takatora Ichimonji
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji
Lady Kaede
Lady Sue
Tsurumaru
Shuri Kurogane
Kyoami
Tango Hirayama
Kageyu Ikoma
Shumenosuke Ogura
Mondo Naganuma
Fujimaki's General
Samon Shirane
Kaede's lady in waiting