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Akira Kurosawa’s epic re-telling of Shakespearean tragedy King Lear. In the 16th century, Lord Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) decides to retire...
Akira Kurosawa’s epic re-telling of Shakespearean tragedy King Lear. In the 16th century, Lord Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) decides to retire and share his territory between his three sons, Taro, Jiro, and Saburo. Taro, foreseeing difficulties, opposes his decision and is disinherited. However, Hidetora soon discovers that, mocking his authority, Jiro and Saburo have turned against him.
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96 %92 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
95 %38,516 reviewsAudience score rating
"At age 75, the director has made his most costly epic to date, and it's a dazzlingly successful addition to his distinguished career."
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Variety
Variety"Brutal but brilliant, a startling transposition to match his earlier Macbeth adap Throne Of Blood."
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Total Film
Total Film"The shift and sway of a nation divided is vast, the chaos terrible, the battle scenes the most ghastly ever filmed, and the outcome is even bleaker than Shakespeare's."
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Time Out
Time Out"A film of the sort of grandeur that brings to mind Griffith's Birth of a Nation, Napoleon Vu par Abel Gance and Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"What's remarkable about Ran is that the drama enhances the spectacle the same way the spectacle bolsters the drama. Few other directors had Kurosawa's ability to convey the intimate as well as the epic, to handle stillness as well as violence."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Kurosawa dares to edit Shakespeare's story lines, adding back stories and deleting major characters, but the motivations and emotions remain true."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Perfectly paced and beautifully directed with some simply superb acting."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineRan | Details
- Rating
- PG, Violence
- Runtime
- 162
- Genre
- Action, War
- Country of origin
- Japan
