Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Title | Rashomon |
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Year | 1950 |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Mystery |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Daiei Film |
Cast | Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijirō Ueda |
Crew | Akira Kurosawa (Director), Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (Novel), Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Jingo Minoura (Producer), Masaichi Nagata (Executive Producer) |
Keyword | dying and death, japan, samurai, rape, court case, court, truth, rain, woodcutter, subjectivity, medium, sunlight, criminal, based on short story, multiple perspectives, jidaigeki, philosophical, heian period, preserved film |
Release | Aug 26, 1950 |
Runtime | 88 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 8.08 / 10 by 2,228 users |