Overwhelming in its portrait of human blindness, consequence, and regret, "Ran" is a visual meditation that never stops giving, with moments of painterly beauty juxtaposed with terrible moments of violence.
The haunting music cues in the large-scale battles will knock you on the floor.
This review of Ran (1985) was written by Steve Y on 23 Jun 2008.
Ran has generally received very positive reviews.
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