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Rashomon (Japanese: 羅生門, Hepburn: Rashōmon) [a] is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follows various people who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest.
Rashomon: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura. The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1951-12-26
Rashōmon is a 1915 Japanese short story by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, based on tales from the Konjaku Monogatarishū. It depicts the encounter between a servant and an old woman in a gate where corpses are dumped, and explores the themes of survival and morality in a harsh time.
May 26, 2002 · “Rashomon” (1950) struck the world of film like a thunderbolt. Directed by Kurosawa in the early years of his career, before he was hailed as a grandmaster, it was made reluctantly by a minor Japanese studio, and the studio head so disliked it that he removed his name from the credits.
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Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice.
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- Toshiro Mifune
- Akira Kurosawa
- Drama
A classic Japanese film about a murder and a rape that are recalled from different perspectives. The web page provides summaries, cast and crew, user reviews, trivia, and FAQ for the film.
Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese film that explores the nature of truth and justice through four conflicting testimonies of a murder and a rape. Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune, it is widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made and a landmark of Japanese cinema.
