Ran Reviews

After a friend suggested I watch Seven Samurai (also by Kurosawa) I was left amazed by it. I had to watch Ran to see what else Kurosawa has created. This movie brings you in so many different directions, all of which... Read more

Ran is a retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy King Lear and setting it up with Samurai. Obviously, there are some liberties to the time period and culture but Akira Kurosawa stays faithful to the classic tale and gives it a nice... Read more

When a man teaches his own kids treachery, murder and bloodshed the weka ones will embrace his lessons, and the defiant ones will rebel seeking the truth. Not everyone is a conformist, and those who tend to go against the grain... Read more

Ran is stunning peice of cinema, perfect from the opening sequences to the tragic ending. I was fortunate to see this movie at a young age and practically all other movies that came after were compared to this film. Most other... Read more

...and interesting...a pleasure to see. I can remember I saw a film called the 'Seven Samurai' while taking a film class in College, and I was impressed with it also. This one is like a bigger and more streamlined version of... Read more

'Ran' is the Japanese word for chaos, riot, dissension. Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece is indeed a feast of destruction and perdition, charged with symbols and powerful in pictures like it is found very rarely in today's cinema. The dusky story is based... Read more

The setting about feudal japan, where the lord hidetora has 3 sons that are waging wars to be in power, at the end the 2 sons pretty much killed each other and the last son who loved his father so much... Read more

Thankee kindly. Kurosawa, while a great director, isn't somebody whose films I blindly endorse. However, Ran takes the cake. It easily makes my personal top five films any time I think about it. The imagery is absolutely stunning, and the dialogue... Read more

its a very well made film. the film was a little rusty on the masterworks edition i saw, but it didnt take anything from the film. the acting was some of the best ive seen too; its tuff to pick out... Read more

While I still think the Seven Samauri is better, Ran is a very close second. The action and costumes are fantastic. Taking a great Shakespeare play and turning it into a samauri film is genius. This is definately one to watch.... Read more