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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.

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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Costume Design (1986) and the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film (1986)
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Nominations
3 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Director (1986)
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Box office
Grossed $23.3M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $12M budget
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Based on
Based on King Lear
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Filming locations
Filmed in Japan
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Setting
Set in Japan
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Music
Music by Tōru Takemitsu
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Asakazu Nakai, Takao Saito and Shōji Ueda
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Details

Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Hideo OguniScreenplay
Akira KurosawaScreenplay
Masato IdeScreenplay
Original title: 乱
Status: Released
Release date: June 1, 1985
Original language: Japanese
Budget: $12M
Revenue: $23.3M
Countries: Japan, France

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