Rashōmon / [Daiei Co. ; directed by Akira Kurosawa ; scenario by Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto ; produced by Jingo Minoura].

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Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rashōmon (Motion picture)
Criterion collection ; 138.
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha
Janus Films
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998
Minoura, Jingo
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997
Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973
Kyo, Machiko, 1924-2019
Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982
Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999
Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, 1892-1927
Language:Japanese
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Japanese or English language soundtrack (mono) with optional English subtitles.
Published: [Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Criterion collection ; 138.
Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.)
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Murder > Japan > Drama.
Rape > Japan > Drama.
Samurai > Japan > Drama.
Subjectivity > Drama.
Memory > Drama.
Feature films > Japan.
Motion pictures > Japan.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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