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Rashomon - Criterion Collection
from Criterion
starring Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki
directed by Akira Kurosawa

Features:

• Black & White
• DVD-Video
• Special Edition
• Subtitled

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Very Bad Movie
  If you are interested in film history, you might find this movie interesting since it is directed by Legendary director Kurosawa. If, however, you want to watch a good movie, then you should skip this, because this is absolutely one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
  The movie starts out with 3 bums seeking shelter from a downpour in a ruined temple. One of the bums tells the story of a murder victim he found and the resulting inquest. In his story, he tells of the 3 people involved in the crime: the... more info

• One of the Best
  This is one of the BEST movies I've ever seen. Although the rape and murder are told from four different perspectives, I left the movie thinking what really happened (that is, what truly happened) was actually yet another story.

• Great, but end bombs
  Akira Kurosawa had been a filmmaker for almost a decade, since his 1943 debut film Sugata Sanshiro, and had some renown in his native Japan, when, in 1950, his film Rashomon rocketed him to international acclaim, including the Academy Award For Best Foreign Film, after winning the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival brought the film and its director, and Japanese cinema, a Western audience. He deserved every plaudit he received for it, as well as every ticket sold, because it is an excellent film. Yes,... more info

• Kurosawa's synoptic story
  Everytime I watch "Rashomon," I'm reminded of the problem of the synoptic gospels. How can three accounts of the same person differ so much in detail? And do the differences between them render them false?
  It seems to me that Kurosawa invites viewers to reflect on memory, narrative, and accuracy in this gripping synoptic account of the murder of a husband and the rape of his wife. That the two crimes took place is indisputable. But the four witnesses to them--a woodcutter, the wife, the criminal, and... more info

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