Aug 26, 1950
88 min
Full-HD

Rashomon (1950)

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.

Category

Crime Drama Mystery

Country

Japan

Companies

Daiei Film

Toshirō Mifune

Tajômaru

Machiko Kyō

Masako

Takashi Shimura

Woodcutter

Masayuki Mori

Takehiro

Minoru Chiaki

Priest

Kichijirō Ueda

Commoner

Noriko Honma

Medium

Daisuke Katō

Policeman

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