History Trivia / Ran

* TheForeignSubtitle:
** Portugal: ''Ran: The Warlords''

** The role of Lord Hidetora was supposedly written with Creator/ToshiroMifune in mind, but this didn't happen because at the time of production Kurosawa and Mifune were on bad terms. It has been a source of debate among sources and critics, but Tatsuya Nakadai's performance has been criticized in the past as merely reproducing Toshiro Mifune's acting in other previous Kurosawa's films; Nakadai himself even said in an interview that he was playing Mifune playing Hidetora. (It doesn't help that Hidetora's image [[ShoutOut eerily recalls an elderly Washizu]] from ''Film/ThroneOfBlood''.) Other critics, however, dismiss this and say Nakadai's interpretation of the role was far more dynamic (and all the more heart-wrenching) than [[WhatCouldHaveBeen if Mifune had the part]].

* SureLetsGoWithThat: Kurosawa was not familiar with ''King Lear'' when he wrote the screenplay. After being told of the similarities by a friend he showed the screenplay to, he read the play and decided to make some changes [[TheBardOnBoard to bring the plot even closer to King Lear's.]]

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: The film was set to receive a Criterion Blu-Ray release in 2010 with new features in addition to the features on the DVD. However, its license holder requested that the Blu-Ray release be nullified and the DVD set be discontinued. They then released a Blu Ray with only a few of the DVD's special features. Fan response to the quality of the Blu Ray transfer varies, with some claiming it is inferior to the DVD release. The new home video rights holder also didn't bother to release a new DVD, making it one of only a few films that only has a Blu-Ray release currently in print. Thankfully, rights holders asking Criterion to pull their set off the market is rare, but its happened at least a dozen times in the past decade.
* TransatlanticCoproduction: This was a Japanese-French venture produced by Herald Ace, Nippon Herald Films and Greenwich Film Productions.

* SureLetsGoWithThat: Kurosawa was not familiar with ''King Lear'' when he wrote the screenplay. After being told by a friend he showed the screenplay to and being told of the similarities, he read the play and decided to make some changes [[BardOnBoard to bring the plot even closer to King Lear's.]]

* DevelopmentHell: You'd think that Japan's greatest director would get full backing for ''Ran''. But, nope, Kurosawa was considered "too Western", and in the end, needed American producers who revered him to get ''Ran'' funded years later.
* TheOtherDarrin: A case happening ''before'' production went underway: the role of Lord Hidetora was supposedly written with Creator/ToshiroMifune in mind, but this didn't happen because at the time of production Kurosawa and Mifune were on bad terms. It has been a source of debate among sources and critics, but Tatsuya Nakadai's performance has been criticized in the past as merely reproducing Toshiro Mifune's acting in other previous Kurosawa's films; Nakadai himself even said in an interview that he was playing Mifune playing Hidetora. (It doesn't help that Hidetora's image [[ShoutOut eerily recalls an elderly Washizu]] from ''Film/ThroneOfBlood''.) Other critics, however, dismiss this and say Nakadai's interpretation of the role was far more dynamic (and all the more heart-wrenching) than [[WhatCouldHaveBeen if Mifune had the part]].
* {{Tagline}}: "The Greatest Shakespeare Film"

* {{Tagline}}: "The Greatest Shakespeare Film"

* TheOtherDarrin: A case happening ''before'' production went underway: the role of Lord Hidetora was supposedly written with Creator/ToshiroMifune in mind. It has been a source of debate among sources and critics, but Tatsuya Nakadai's performance has been criticized in the past as merely reproducing Toshiro Mifune's acting in other previous Kurosawa's films. (It doesn't help that Hidetora's image [[ShoutOut eerily recalls an elderly Washizu]] from ''Film/ThroneOfBlood''.) At the time of production, though, Kurosawa and Mifune were on bad terms. Other critics, however, dismiss this and say Nakadai's interpretation of the role was far more dynamic (and all the more heart-wrenching) than [[WhatCouldHaveBeen if Mifune had the part]]. Nakadai even said in an interview that he was playing Mifune playing Hidetora.

* TheOtherDarrin: A case happening ''before'' production went underway: the role of Lord Hidetora was supposedly written with ToshiroMifune in mind. It has been a source of debate among sources and critics, but Tatsuya Nakadai's performance has been criticized in the past as merely reproducing Toshiro Mifune's acting in other previous Kurosawa's films. (It doesn't help that Hidetora's image [[ShoutOut eerily recalls an elderly Washizu]] from ''ThroneOfBlood''.) At the time of production, though, Kurosawa and Mifune were on bad terms. Other critics, however, dismiss this and say Nakadai's interpretation of the role was far more dynamic (and all the more heart-wrenching) than [[WhatCouldHaveBeen if Mifune had the part]].
** Nakadai even said in an interview that he was playing Mifune playing Hidetora.