It took me 26 years to watch it, to my shame. Kurosawa's epic masterpiece - based on King Lear - is a monument in its own right. A stylishly designed, dark-hearted lesson in the tragical realism that the human condition so often descends into.
This review of Ran (1985) was written by Kevork O on 25 Jan 2011.
Ran has generally received very positive reviews.
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