Rashomon

Japan, 1950

Film

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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. 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.

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Credits

director

Akira Kurosawa

producer

Jingo Minoura

production company

Daiei Film

production design

H. Motsumoto

screenplay

Akira Kurosawa

Shinobu Hashimoto

Duration

01:28:00

Production places
Japan
Production dates
1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-548

Language

Japanese

Subject categories

Crime

Drama

Mystery

TMDB-Movie

548

Wikidata

Q135465

Collected

190 times

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