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Movie Info
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Director -
Akira Kurosawa -
Producer -
Masato Hara , Serge Silberman -
Screenwriter -
Masato Ide , Akira Kurosawa , Hideo Oguni , William Shakespeare -
Distributor -
Orion Pictures -
Production Co -
Herald Ace , Greenwich Film Productions , Nippon Herald Films -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
History , Drama -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 1, 1985, Original -
Rerelease Date (Theaters) -
May 23, 2025 -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 29, 2011 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$188.4K -
Runtime -
2h 40m -
Sound Mix -
Magnetic Stereo 4 Track , Dolby Stereo , Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)