Rashomon poster
Director Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto

Rashomon

Original Title: 羅生門

Tagline: The husband, the wife… or the bandit?

Release Date: 1950-08-26

Duration: 88 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Toshirō Mifune
    Tajômaru
  • Daisuke Katō
    Policeman
  • Takashi Shimura
    Woodcutter
  • Masayuki Mori
    Takehiro
  • Machiko Kyō
    Masako
  • Kichijirō Ueda
    Commoner
  • Minoru Chiaki
    Priest
  • Noriko Honma
    Medium