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A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, Rashomon is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people give different accounts of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema—and a commanding new star by the name of Toshiro Mifune—to the Western world.
Rashomon was restored by the Academy Film Archive, the National Film Center of the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, and Kadokawa Pictures, Inc. Funding provided by Kadokawa Culture Promotion Foundation and The Film Foundation.
Original Release
08/26/1950
US Release
12/26/1950
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Toshirô Mifune | Tajômaru |
Machiko Kyô | Masako Kanazawa / Masako |
Masayuki Mori | Takehiro Kanazawa / Takehiro |
Takashi Shimura | Woodcutter |
Minoru Chiaki | Priest |
Kichijirô Ueda | Commoner |
Noriko Honma | Medium |
Daisuke Katô | Policeman |
Directors
Writers
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto
Cast
Name | Character |
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Toshirô Mifune | Tajômaru |
Machiko Kyô | Masako Kanazawa / Masako |
Masayuki Mori | Takehiro Kanazawa / Takehiro |
Takashi Shimura | Woodcutter |
Minoru Chiaki | Priest |
Kichijirô Ueda | Commoner |
Noriko Honma | Medium |
Daisuke Katô | Policeman |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
Minoru Jingo | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1953 | Oscar | Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Won |