Ran Quizzes

Ran Quiz 1

1 When was the film released?
1985

1983

1990

1977
2 Who directed the film?
Kenji Mizoguchi

Hayao Miyazaki

Akira Kurosawa

Yasujiro Ozu
3 What play was the film based on?
Hamlet

King Lear

Long Day's Journey Into Night

The Rover
4 What does "Ran" translate to?
Power

Chaos

Devotion

Greed
5 What Japanese daimyo is the film based on?
Shimazu Nariakira

Matsudaira Sukemasa

Mori Motonari

Akira Kurosawa
6 Where does the film take place?
China

England

Japan

Taiwan
7 Which of the following of Kurosawa's films is also a Shakespeare adaptation?
Seven Samurai

Rashomon

Dreams

Throne of Blood
8 Who wrote the score?
Toru Takemitsu

Akira Ifukube

Ryuichi Sakamato

Gustav Mahler
9 For what was the film awarded an Academy Award?
Costume Design

Cinematography

Direction

Sound Design
10 Who designed the costumes?
Yohji Yamamoto

Kazuko Kurosawa

Emi Wada

Eiko Ishioka
11 What was Throne of Blood based on?
A Midsummer Night's Dream

King Lear

Hamlet

Macbeth
12 What are the men hunting in the first scene?
Bear

Hare

Deer

Wild boar
13 Who kills the boar?
Jiro

Hidetora Ichimonji

Kurogane

Taro
14 Who plays Ichimonji?
Daisuke Ryu

Jinpachi Nezu

Akira Terao

Tatsuya Nakadai
15 Who is his eldest son?
Tsurumaru

Kurogane

Taro

Saburo
16 Who plays Taro?
Daisuke Ryu

Akira Terao

Jinpachi Nezu

Peter
17 Who is the middle son?
Kyoami

Ichimonji

Saburo

Jiro
18 Who plays Jiro?
Daisuke Ryu

Mansai Nomura

Akira Terao

Jinpachi Nezu
19 Who is the youngest son?
Jiro

Taro

Saburo

Tsurumaru
20 Who plays Saburo?
Peter

Daisuke Ryu

Akira Terao

Mansai Nomura
21 Which warlords are gathered for the hunt?
Ogura and Tsurumaru

Lady Sué

Ayabe and Fujimaki

Kurogane
22 Why doesn't Ichimonji want to eat the boar?
It's too old

It's too young

He is a vegetarian

It's not big enough
23 Who is the fool?
Kurogane

Tsurumaru

Tango

Kyoami
24 Who plays Kyoami?
Hitoshi Ueki

Jun Tazaki

Peter

Masayuki Yui
25 Who does Ichimonji hear in his vision?
Jiro

Kyoami

Taro

Saburo

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