Akira Kurosawa adapts King Lear into a Japanese feudal era piece flawlessly. The Cinematography, and scale of the production design alone solidify the film as a cinematic landmark. Ran will mesmerize it's audience not only as an epic war film, but also as a ironic and engrossing morality play.
This review of Ran (1985) was written by Mark S on 05 Dec 2011.
Ran has generally received very positive reviews.
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