8.2

Ran

1985, 2h 40min -

Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an ageing warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.

"Ran" — movie produced in Japan and France and released in 1985. It has a very high rating on IMDb: 8.2 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 40min. "Ran" is currently available for rent and to buy on Apple TV and Amazon Store and to stream on Tubi. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

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Peter Bradshaw rated 10 green-star

By changing Shakespeare’s daughters to sons, Kurosawa removes from his fable the possibility of feminine im...

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Ian Nathan rated 10 green-star

...it is the entirety of its achievement, the sheer monumental size of the production, both physically and ...

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Marc Savlov rated 10 green-star

It literally shakes your psyche and leaves you gasping in your seat, speechless for hours afterward.

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