Ran
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1985 · 2h 40m · Action, Drama, History · Japan, France · Rated R (US)
In a mad world, only the mad are sane.
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
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Akira Kurosawa7.9Smart score
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absurdassassinationblack widowcastledescent into madnessfeudal japangreedgunheir to the thronehistorical dramahistorical fictionhopelessnessinheritance fightjidaigekikingdomking learperiod dramarevengeruinsseppukusiegetragic
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