Ran
Akira Kurosawa once again takes Shakespeare from The Globe to the other side of the globe in this adaptation of King Lear. As compared to Throne of Blood, Ran is […]
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Throne of Blood
The Scottish Play goes to Japan in this reimagining of Macbeth from Akira Kurosawa. Is that a samurai sword I see before me? Toshiro Mifune gives an intense lead performance […]
The Bad Sleep Well
The Bad Sleep Well (tell that to Margaret Thatcher) is Akira Kurosawa’s cross between Hamlet and American Psycho. Hip to be square or hip not to be square? That is the […]
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