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