
Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

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.
Released June 1, 1985
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Lord Hidetora Ichimonji

Akira Terao
Taro Takatora Ichimonji

Jinpachi Nezu
Jiro Masatora Ichimonji

Daisuke Ryū
Saburo Naotora Ichimonji

Mieko Harada
Lady Kaede

Yoshiko Miyazaki
Lady Sue

Mansai Nomura
Tsurumaru

Hisashi Igawa
Shuri Kurogane
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