Ran, Kurosawa's last great epic, is a Jidaigeki (Japanese period drama) depicting the fall of Hidetora Ichimonj, an ageing Sengoku-era warlord who abdicates as ruler in favor of his three sons. His kingdom slowly disintegrates as the sons struggle for power, murdering rivals and laying waste to the land, and Hidetora goes insane after watching his retainers slaughtered in an epic massacre, the centrepiece of the film. As the kingdom crumbles and rival warlords move in for the kill, the Ichimonji
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RICHARD III (IAN MCKELLEN) (1996)
Certification15 Our Rating
The original script brought to life in the 1930s with a cast of thousands and the best of action cinema and photography. Richard is truly malevolent and lethal, let loose in a fascist Britain with machine guns and tanks to further his plans for domination. Brilliantly performed, chilling, thrilling edge of the seat stuff.
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