Ran (1985)

Ran (1985)

In a mad world, only the mad are sane. 1985-06-01 Japan, France 160 Min. PG-13
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Overview

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.