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In this Japanese lanaguage (nihongo) movies, filmed in 1950, a rape and murder in medieval Japan are recounted in four flashback sequences, as seen through the eyes of the three people involved and a witness to the incident.
Each version differs from the others, leaving viewers to draw their own conclusions on what actually transpired.
Akira Kurosawa's breakthrough drama stars Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo.
Runtime: 88 minutes
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Producer: Minoru Jingo, Masaichi Nagata
Production Company: Daiei
Audio/Visual: sound, black & white
Language: Japanese with English subtitles
Keywords: Crime; Drama; Mystery; Thriller; Akira Kurosawa
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"Rashomon"
Criterion Collection (1951)
Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô Director: Akira Kurosawa
A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view. Plot Synopsis: In ancient Japan, a woman is raped and her husband killed. The film gives us four viewpoints of the incident - one for each defendant - each revealing a little more detail. Which version, if any, is the real truth about what happened ? Plot Keywords: 12th Century | Asia | Based On Novel | Japanese | Literature | Katana Sword | Rain | Suicide | Truth | Ghost | Murder | Rape
• Format: Black & White, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating
• Studio: Criterion
• DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: based on 121 reviews. (Write a review.)
• DVD Features:
• Available Subtitles: English
• Available Audio Tracks: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), English (Dolby Digital 2.0)
• Commentary by: Japanese film historian Donald RichieUnknown Format
• New high-definition digital transfer with restored image and sound
• Video introduction by Robert Altman
• Excerpts from The World of Kazuo Miyagawa, a documentary film about Rashomon's cinematographer
• Reprints of the Rashomon source stories, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In A Grove" and "Rashomon"
• Akira Kurosawa on Rashomon: a reprinted excerpt from his book Something Like An Autobiography
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