An epic adaptation of ‘King Lear’ set in sixteenth-century Japan, Kurosawa sets breathtakingly ambitious and bombastic visuals and set pieces against a story of greed and power lust. This film encapsulates the apex of the master director’s skills, making use of colour, composition, and spectacle to awe-inspiring effect despite Kurosawa’s waning eyesight at the time. ‘Ran’ should not be missed on the big screen. 

Year: 1985 / Min: 160 / Country: Japan / Language: Japanese / CW: N/A