I really liked the movie but damn was that Kyoami guy annoying. At one point I was half expecting him to kiss the lord, that's how gay he was. After half an hour I was really hoping they would kill him. Not that I'm a homofoob or something, but he really made the movie go from a solid 9 to a 8-.
shareI suppose it's not your fault your limitations in understanding the character of the jester, but do not worry, nobody will suspect you're homophobic: everybody just know that you are.
shareI also found it a little gay. At least over-reacting. Alot of the Japanese actors are doing this. Waving, shouting, spasms, head to ground, running into walls and wildly around. Its more fysical acting, and i never get used or comfortable with it.
Im not saying i dont like Japanese movies tho. They have made alot of good ones, and i liked Ran too.
well, the actor who played Kyoami is named "Peter" (as in Peter Pan, due to his style of dancing in clubs). He is a transvestite, and I believe he is gay as well. He got his first break in Japanese films in 1969's Funeral Parade of the Roses playing...wait for it...a gay transvestite. Whether or not he was intended to be gay in Ran I can't say. Though I'm sure Kurosawa must have had his reason for casting this particular actor. I think maybe he was going for an actor with a unisex look and vibe to convey Kyoami's detached, ironic outlook and his being on the fringe of society.
shareI am aware of his role: he is in the old tradition of the fool who laughs at the king; the simpleton who declares that the emperor has no clothes.
Neverhtless, when he entertains people with by using a drink pitcher and two fans to imitate a rabbit, I thought people must have been much more easily amused back in the 16th century.
"I saw that movie on a plane and people still walked out." - Bill Hader (Sam Raimi birthday video)
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Well, I thought it was funny. Good thing I wasn't drinking a big gulp of water when Snorted out a laugh.
shareI didn't mind his character at all. He isn't even on screen that much, well he isn't the focus on the screen most of the time. I felt his role was to point out the problems to others around them through comedic songs, he was basically the only one who dared to do so.
share"homofoob"