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83 out of 83 people found this review helpful.

Ran - Kurosawa's Version of King Lear

Date of Review:  May 21, 2000
Review: In this complex world we live in, the definition of love is often vague and far fetched. More often we hear sweet words of love from those who have little knowledge of what love is. Many poets and writers have spent a lifetime writing novels, poems...
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  5.0

by: amyrok
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
fantastic characters, plot, beautiful...
Cons
slow, tends to drag a little
 
46 out of 46 people found this review helpful.

Movie Review: Akira Kurosawa's Ran (1985)

Date of Review:  Mar 9, 2009
The Bottom Line: Highly Recommended: One of Akira Kurosawa's greatest achievements. Intriguing tale of treachery amid stunning visual effects.
Review: There are few more prolific and masterful directors in the history of cinema than Japan’s Akira Kurosawa. But while most of his legacy was built around the 1950’s and early 60’s, subsequent years would be something of a struggle for him as it was...
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  5.0

by: andaryl
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Breathtaking cinematography, battle...
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None
 
43 out of 43 people found this review helpful.

The Poetry of Three Arrows: Akira Kurosawa's "Ran"

Date of Review:  Jun 25, 2001
The Bottom Line: Akira Kurosawa makes Shakespeare both accessible and beautiful in this stunning adaptation of "King Lear."
Review:
Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, the crowning gem in a career dedicated to the creation of crowning gems, is his 1985 epic, Ran. It is a film whose merits are difficult to communicate with words, for these mere units of language are unable to...
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  5.0

by: stargull
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Photography; acting; direction; story
Cons
The subtitles may alienate some...
 
34 out of 34 people found this review helpful.

I Am Lost... Such is The Human Condition... in Kurosawa's Chaotic Re-Telling of King Lear

Date of Review:  Dec 25, 2007
The Bottom Line: Ran is a Superb, Exhilirating, & Ambitious Masterpiece from Akira Kurosawa & Co. Featuring a Magnificient Performance from Tatsuya Nakadai.
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Throughout the late 1940s and to the mid-1960s, there was no director who was as revered as Japan's Akira Kurosawa. Many of the films he made in that time were often considered seminal not just to filmmakers but were often considered landmark...
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  5.0

by: thevoid99
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Kurosawa's Direction/Editing, Script,...
Cons
None.
 
32 out of 32 people found this review helpful.

Ran - Kurosawa's boring take on King Lear

Date of Review:  Mar 7, 2005
The Bottom Line: This is supposed to be a masterpiece?
Review: I have always wanted to watch an Akira Kurosawa movie and decided to start with this one. It was supposed to be his dream project that he spent ten years storyboarding and preparing. This movie is his take on Shakespeare's King Lear and many people...
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  3.0

by: phungus
Recommended to buy: No

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Excellent costumes, sometimes beautiful...
Cons
Too long, very boring
 
27 out of 27 people found this review helpful.

Artful chaos

Date of Review:  Apr 16, 2006
The Bottom Line: Kagemusha is probably slightly better, but both these films are prime Kurosawa from his later period.
Review: It seems as if many famous directors experience a sway in their careers only to be followed by another upswing which brings them up to prominence once again. Japanese director Akira Kurosawa was one of those guys. He made many famous films during...
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  5.0

by: DavidMac
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
another fine film on par with...
Cons
Violent and pessimistic
 
24 out of 24 people found this review helpful.

any color you like

Date of Review:  Oct 25, 2003
The Bottom Line: A visual masterpiece that combines the humanity of "Ikiru" with the grandeur of "Seven Samurai."
Review: "Ran" is a 1985 Japanese adaptation of "King Lear" (i.e., Shakespeare meets "Seven Samurai"). A knowledge of Shakespeare's "King Lear" enriches the experience, but even those unfamiliar with it will appreciate Akira Kurosawa's final great epic.
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  5.0

by: spus025
Recommended to buy: Yes

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If Kurosawa adapted all of...
Cons
The excessive amount of blood may...
 
23 out of 23 people found this review helpful.

'Men Prefer Sorrow Over Joy'; (Ran)

Date of Review:  Jan 2, 2005
The Bottom Line: William Shakespeare had nothing on Mr. Kurosawa.
Review: Akira Kurosawa directed this masterpiece {pronounced 'ron'} while still mourning his recently dead wife. He had been working on the script for the movie for years, but when his wife became ill and ultimately died, he hesitated no longer. He...
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  5.0

by: quipowerty
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
A King Lear saga with a Japanese Twist,...
Cons
Well, that's a good question...
 
22 out of 22 people found this review helpful.

The Theory of Chaos

Date of Review:  Mar 5, 2004
The Bottom Line: An epic masterpiece based on King Lear, beautifully adapted to 16th century Japan, with a strong story and extraordinary cinematography, visual effects, musical score, and performances.
Review: Akira Kurosawa's 1985 epic, Ran, is an expansive and tragic masterpiece, well worth experiencing by any and all movie lovers. It is often viewed as Kurosawa's supreme effort, which is a remarkable assertion considering that Kurosawa produced a body...
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  5.0

by: metalluk
Recommended to buy: Yes

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One of the great films of all time in...
Cons
Viewer must have tolerance for...
 
15 out of 15 people found this review helpful.

King Lear in Japan

Date of Review:  Oct 9, 2000
Review: This grand epic from the 75-year-old Japanese master Akira Kurosawa is one of his finest achievements. Crafted from Shakespeare's "King Lear," it concerns an aged warlord who wishes to divide his kingdom up between his three sons (instead of...
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  5.0

by: jeffcoffy
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
beautifully filmed, not a wasted shot...
Cons
may be too long or formal for some
 

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