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Ran Reviews

Nov 5, 2025

An absolute masterpiece. Every frame is a piece of art.

Oct 3, 2025

Really long, but outstanding. Breathtaking visuals and cinematography!

Sep 1, 2025

Stunning performances and cinematography. An absolute epic, every frame beautifully composed with a level and scale of background details that blew me away with every new scene. Arguably Kurosawa's best.

Jul 20, 2025

Filme bacaninha, o roteiro é maisoumenos, as cenas são bacaninhas, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, e as cenas da batalha salvaram o filme, com tudo isso, eu até recomendo esse filme.

Jul 17, 2025

there's kind of just no denying how utterly breathtaking this film is. my first kurosawa, and what an amazing first it is to start off with.

Brad
Verified Jun 3, 2025

Akira Kurosawas brilliant direction makes this retelling of King Lear one of the best films made in the 80s!

Wenders F
Verified Jun 1, 2025

Great film as I have seen it before but never on a large screen before. Unfortunately we only saw half the film today as the power went out to the theater

May 30, 2025

A cinematic masterpiece.

May 29, 2025

Clearly a revolutionary step in Japanese cinema with its massive scale & set design. It looks really great with eye popping colors. All the technical aspects are ahead of its time. Yet it’s painfully slow paced & hard to engage with the dense plot.

May 27, 2025

I know brother Roger Ebert loved this movie but I just didn't get it. I thought everyone over acted and the film to long. The battle scenes are impressive though and the film is stunning to look at.

May 13, 2025

The best of Japanese cinema in 2 hours and 40 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $342,100.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Apr 14, 2025

"Ran" is Kurosawa's version of Shakespeare's "King Lear". Now, Shakespeare wrote a lot of great plays, but not many would call "King Lear" his best play. Likewise, Kurosawa directed a lot of great films, but not many would call "Ran" his best movie. The visuals are all on point. The cinematography, the colors, the sweeping landscapes and action scenes are all beautiful. Above all, Kurosawa can still artfully frame and block a shot. The problem with the film comes from the characters. Every character is in some deranged state of mind. Everyone is crazy, insane, mad or some combination of the three.

Mar 1, 2025

Nothing like the old days. The scale of the production and film length. Real horses and massive amount of extras. Like it's title. The story line becomes chaos. That ending, poor kid ...

Feb 22, 2025

Sprawling- albeit slow moving- work of art with absolutely stunning cinematography and intense performances.

Dec 15, 2024

Kurosawa’s second adaptation of an Shakespeare classic and his last masterpiece is a grand epic that should be watched by fans of the Japanese auteur

Nov 25, 2024

A dark masterpiece that shows the extent of war’s horror and the depravity of mankind.

Jul 28, 2024

Masterpiece. Impossible to forget. Best production and costume design in cinema history. Makes modern day CGI fest look like slop. Film of this caliber will never be made again.

Spencer Nielsen
Verified May 31, 2024

In the same breath one of the most beautiful and bleak spectacles ever filmed. Kurosawa once again gives evidence for being one of the all-time masters of the art.

May 4, 2024

Very well done and moving.

Apr 2, 2024

From the story full of meaning to the wonderful landscapes along with the colors and epic costume design, makes ‘Ran' an enjoyable film to watch until these days.

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