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Rashomon

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Rashomon
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NR,1hr 23min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
December 26, 1951
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Distributor:
Janus Films
Starring:
Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo  ...more
Synopsis: This landmark film is a brilliant exploration of truth and human weakness. It opens with a priest, a woodcutter, and a peasant taking refuge from a downpour beneath a ruined gate in 12th-century Japan. The priest and the woodcutter, each looking stricken, discuss the trial of a notorious bandit for rape and murder. As the retelling of the trial unfolds, the participants in the crime -- the bandit (Toshiro Mifune), the rape victim (Machiko Kyo), and the murdered man (Masayuki Mori) -- tell their plausible ... Full Synopsis
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Jonathan Crow, AMG Review
Rashomon's winning the Golden Lion in the 1951 Venice Film Festival is one of the key events of world cinema. Not only did it establish director Akira Kurosawa as one of the masters of the medium, but it compelled European and American audiences to look seriously at non-Western cinemas. Without Rashomon, the international critical successes of Kenji Mizoguchi, Satyajit Ray, and others are difficult ... Full Review
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Toshiro Mifune
Tajomaru, the Bandit
Masayuki Mori
Takehiro, the Nobleman
Machiko Kyo
Masago, the Wife
Takashi Shimura
Woodcutter
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