Query: 1985 drama films based on multiple works
Domain: films
Relevant documents:
Ran (film)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Evidence from documents: Ran (film): is a 1985 epic action drama film directed, edited and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. The plot derives from William Shakespeare's ''King Lear'' and includes segments based on legends of the ''daimyō'' Mōri Motonari. The film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging ''Sengoku''-period warlord who decides to abdicate as ruler in favor of his three sons.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters: '''''Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters''''' is a 1985 American biographical drama film based on the life and work of Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, directed by Paul Schrader from a screenplay co-written with his brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Chieko Schrader