Akira Kurosawa

Rashomon (1950)

Akira Kurosawa

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.

88 MIN
CRIME, DRAMA, MYSTERY


SUBMITTED BY CLARK
ranking
4.2
88 MIN
CRIME, DRAMA, MYSTERY


SUBMITTED BY CLARK
ranking
4.2

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.






Cast

Name Character
Tajômaru Toshirō Mifune Tajômaru
Masako Machiko Kyō Masako
Woodcutter Takashi Shimura Woodcutter
Takehiro Masayuki Mori Takehiro
Priest Minoru Chiaki Priest
Commoner Kichijirō Ueda Commoner
Medium Noriko Honma Medium
Policeman Daisuke Katō Policeman