SHAKESPEARE + KUROSAWA = CINEMA AT ITS BEST!

Rating: 9/10 (20 April 2019)

My Rating : 9/10
On December 22, 1971, Kurosawa slit his wrists and throat multiple times due to career and health issues but was unsuccessful and made a quick recovery, uncertain if he would ever direct another film he retreated to domestic life.
This greatest of film auteurs made masterpiece after masterpiece but wasn't as recognised and celebrated in his own country - the West and Russia took notice and gave him the respect and reverence he deserved.
'Ran' is among his finest achievements and is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made. Inspired by Shakespeare's play King Lear, the film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as Hidetora Ichimonji, an aging Sengoku-period warlord who decides to abdicate as ruler in favor of his three sons. Kurosawa spent ten years storyboarding every shot in the film as paintings.
The overall filmic effect of 'Ran' is legendary. It's an absolute feast for the senses. Absolute Must-See historical drama!