Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Silberman next considered entering Ran as a French entry, but French rules stipulated submissions to be in the French language.

Few films deserve the title “epic” as much as Akira Kurosawa’s Ran, an adaptation of Shakespeare’s King Lear set in feudal Japan. It tells the story of an aging king who decides to divide his kingdom ...

Quick. What do you get when you cross a translation of Shakespeare’s King Lear with Japan’s 16th century civil wars? Legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s 27th film and must-see masterpiece, ...

The legendary Japanese filmmaker's Ran proved the final samurai masterpiece of his distinguished career. His third Shakespeare adaptation, the film is epic in every sense of the word - massive in ...