Rashomon
1950 · Movie · 88 min. · Japan
In 12th century Japan, Masako (Machiko Kyo) and her husband Takehiro (Masayuki Mori) are attacked in the woods by armed bandit Tajomaru (Toshiro Mifune), who then murders her husband. After his capture, he is put on trial and three witnesses come forward. When each witness and Tajomaru tell four different accounts of what happened that day in the woods, suspicions are raised and motives are questioned.
Direction Akira Kurosawa
Cast Toshirô Mifune · Machiko Kyô · Masayuki Mori · Takashi Shimura · Minoru Chiaki · Kichijiro Ueda · Noriko Honma · Daisuke Kato
Soundtrack Fumio Hayasaka
Screenplay Akira Kurosawa · Shinobu Hashimoto
Cinematography Kazuo Miyagawa
Original title Rashômon
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