FAQ for
Ran (1985) More at IMDbPro »

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Ran can be found here.

Although the screenplay was written by Japanese screen-writing partners Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, and Masato Ide, Ran was actually inspired by William Shakespeare's tragedy, King Lear, and is based on legends of the daimyo Mori Motonari.

Most likely, the jest was considered offensive because Saburo compares the two daughters to rabbits who are being led to slaughter. Obviously, one shouldn't say this in front of the fathers of these women!