Ran - Film August 2, 2009

Ran - Film (1985, Col). Akira Kurosawas treatment of King Lear, with three sons dealing with the passing of an era as their warlord father Lord Hidetora Ichimonji, tries to find peace in his last years by dividing his fief among them. While one honest son, Saburo Naotora Ichimonji, faces his familys wrath for speaking the truth, his two brothers, Taro Takatora chimonji and must be something that has the power to do this. For all of them the meaning of cinema lie beyond the physical frame and Kurosawa is known to have exclaimed In all my films, theres three or maybe four minutes of real cinema!. He also had a clear clinical understanding of the enormous popularity of the medium. While commenting the popularity of the American Westerns he had once said Westerns are liked by everyone. Since humans are weak, they want to see good people and great heroes. Akira Kurosawa died on September 6, 1998 Compiled by : N. Vidyashankar Jiro Masatora Ichimonji vie for power in the vacuum left by Hidetoras retirement. While Kyoami the Court Fool makes wise commentary, Hidetora discovers for himself the madness caused by his thirst for power, and tries to find redemption for his deadly past..

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