UNSUNG GEMS - Ran - Hosted by John K.

Unsung Gems - Akira Kurosawa's Ran - hosted by John

With Ran, legendary director Akira Kurosawa reimagines Shakespeare's King Lear as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan. Majestic in scope, the film is Kurosawa's late-life masterpiece, a profound examination of the folly of war and the crumbling of one family under the weight of betrayal, greed, and the insatiable thirst for power.

Akira Kurosawa is one of the all time great artists/filmmakers. He gave us masterpieces like Seven Samurai, Rashomon, High and Low and Ran.

Ran is a big movie that deals with big ideas.

It is Akira Kurosawa firing on all cylinders. Some have said he couldn't have made this when he was a younger man. More on that later...

Amazon Watch Party at 6PM

RAN runs 2 hours and 42 mins

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