Rashomon (1950)
Watch TrailerThe husband, the wife… or the bandit?
Overview : Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Date Released :1950-08-26
Votes : 2294
8.1
117,668
88 Minutes
Main Actors
Toshirō Mifune
Tajômaru
Machiko Kyō
Masako
Takashi Shimura
Woodcutter
Masayuki Mori
Takehiro
Kichijirō Ueda
Commoner
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Written on 2020-01-17T16:06:02.111Z
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 ...