In his version of
King Lear, "
Ran" or "
Chaos", there is an early
scene in which the
daimyo divides his land amongst his
heirs. Speaking of his
territory, he gestures with the
pommel of his
sword. A
hawk flies past, a distant
dot in the
sky, its
trajectory almost
aligned with the movement. In a
closing scene, when the
forces face each other on the
battlefield, clouds pass before the
sun and a
shadow races across the grass between the
armies.
Wonderful.
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