THE BEST ADAPTATION OF SHAKESPEARE´S "KING LEAR"

Rating: 10/10 (20 March 2003)

What can I say? It´s a movie I´ve seen dozen times and it´s still exciting and glorious as it was the first time. This is Kurosawa at his best, and as far as I know the best and most original adaptation of Shakespeare´s "King Lear" I have ever seen. Superb acting, marvelous directing, brilliant screenplay, make this one into magnificent 3 hours ride. "Ran" is simply a work of genius and as important as "Seven Samurai".