Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Toshirō Mifune
Tajômaru
Machiko Kyō
Masako Kanazawa
Masayuki Mori
Takehiro Kanazawa
Takashi Shimura
Woodcutter
Minoru Chiaki
Priest
Kichijirō Ueda
Commoner
Noriko Honma
Medium
Daisuke Katō
Policeman
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Writer
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Jingo Minoura
Producer
Fumio Hayasaka
Composer
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Kenichi Okamoto
Lighting Technician
Kazuo Miyagawa
Cinematographer
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 26, 1950
Original Name羅生門
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 28m
Content RatingNR
Budget$250,000
Box Office$117,668
Filming LocationsJapan
Genres
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Wiki.
Rashomon (Japanese: 羅生門, Hepburn: Rashōmon) is a 1950 Jidaigeki drama film directed and written by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura as various people who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest, the plot and characters are based upon Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story "In a Grove", with the title and framing story being based on "Rashōmon", another short story by Akutagawa. Every element is largely identical, from the murdered samurai speaking through a Shinto psychic to the bandit in the forest, the monk, the assault of the wife and the dishonest retelling of the events in which everyone shows their ideal self by lying.The film is known for a plot device that involves various characters providing subjective, alternative and contradictory versions of the same incident. Rashomon was the first Japanese film to receive a significant international reception; it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, was given an Academy Honorary Award at the 24th Academy Awards in 1952, and is considered one of the greatest films ever made. The Rashomon effect is named after the film.