羅生門
The husband, the wife… or the bandit?
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Rashomon (1950) is a crime, drama and mystery film directed by Akira Kurosawa, released on August 26, 1950 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura and Masayuki Mori. Viewers rate it 8.0 out of 10 across 2,596 ratings.
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Toshirō Mifune
as Tajômaru
Machiko Kyō
as Masako
Takashi Shimura
as Woodcutter
Masayuki Mori
as Takehiro
Minoru Chiaki
as Priest
Kichijirō Ueda
as Commoner
Noriko Honma
as Medium
Daisuke Katō
as Policeman
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and Akira Kurosawa, produced by Jingo Minoura.
Average viewer score of 8.0/10 from 2,596 ratings.
Rashomon beguiles through the torrential downpour of fabrication. “It’s human to lie. Most of the time we can’t even be honest with ourselves”. Honesty. Deceit. Contradiction. A crucial part of human preservation is the requirement to lie. Intentional or accidental, it’s within our ancestral blood. The unprejudiced can succumb to the immoral values of deceit, either through meticulous storytelling or scattershot…
Reviewed on January 17, 2020
In what seems like an endless, almost biblical, rainstorm we meet three people sheltering in the ruins of an old gatehouse. Each has their own story to tell of the rape of a woman and of the murder of her husband. It was the woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) who discovered the body and who alerted the authorities. It was those authorities that conducted a trial at which a priest (Minoru Chiaki), the woodcutter, the…
Reviewed on February 10, 2023
**A good movie.** Despite acknowledging the quality and attention to detail, I can't really enjoy Japanese cinema. Maybe because it's so different from what we have around here. But even being so different, we have to recognize the talent of those who have it. Akira Kurosawa is a director with a sharp eye and detail, who knows how to direct the people under his command and extract from each one what he needs for…
Reviewed on May 31, 2023
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Rashomon (1950) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Rashomon (1950) includes Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori and Minoru Chiaki. The film was directed by Akira Kurosawa. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Rashomon was released on August 26, 1950 and runs for 1h 28m.
Rashomon (1950) holds an average rating of 8.0 out of 10 from 2,596 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, drama and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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