A drama by Akira Kurosawa.
A leader steps down from power so that his oldest of 3 sons can rule the land. The shit then promptly hits the fan as war breaks out in a land where the father had just spent 50 years at war to bring peace.
Political intrigue and betrayal run rampant as the film progresses. The sky tends to change with the mood of the plot and state of politics. People who the father had done horrible things to turn out to be the only ones that he can trust as he goes insane. In a brief moment of comic relief, the court jester makes a helmet for the downtrodden ruler (picture). I'm rating it good because I liked it. There are lots of subtitles to read, but that shouldn't scare you away from this good movie. It's all plot, characters and settings without any Hollywood bullshit.
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