With Ran, Akira Kurosawa transforms Shakespeare's King Lear into a unique historical epic set in 16th-century Japan. Majestic in scope, Kurosawa's late-life masterwork examines the folly of war and the fall of one family due to betrayal, greed, and lust for power.
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With Ran, Akira Kurosawa transforms Shakespeare's King Lear into a unique historical epic set in 16th-century Japan. Majestic in scope, Kurosawa's late-life masterwork examines the folly of war and the fall of one family due to betrayal, greed, and lust for power.
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