6.7
Cul-de-sac
1966
“In a mad world, only the mad are sane.”
Ran (1985)
June 1, 19852h 40mJA
8.0
1.8K votes
Overview
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
Director
Akira KurosawaWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
$12.0M
Revenue
$23.3M
Production Companies
Nippon Herald FilmsGreenwich Film ProductionHerald Ace
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User Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
7.0**A good film, full of detail and historical verisimilitude, but painfully long without needing to be.** I've already seen two of Akira Kurosawa's most renowned films and, quite frankly, I still can't understand why this Japanese director is so commonly considered a cinematic genius. His films are quite good, they're meticulous, there's a lot of attention to detail, but they're not particularly unforgettable… that's what I think. This film is an adaptation of the plot of “King Lear”, by Shakespeare: a warlord, in the middle of the Japanese feudal era, decides to withdraw and divide his l…
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