Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Akira Kurosawa from a screenplay he co-wrote with Shinobu Hashimoto. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura, it follows various people who describe how a samurai was murdered in a forest. The plot and characters are based upon Ryūnosuke Akutagawa's short story "In a Grove", with the title and framing story taken from Akutagawa's "Rashōmon". Every element is largely identical, from the murdered samurai speaking through a Shinto psychic to the bandit in the forest, the monk, the assault of the wife, and the dishonest retelling of the events in which everyone shows their ideal self by lying.
Rashomon (1950)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Genres - Action-Adventure, Crime, Drama, Epic, Mystery-Suspense |
Sub-Genres - Medieval Film, Samurai Cinema |
Release Date - Aug 26, 1950 |
Run Time - 88 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - TV-14
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$250,000
Box Office
$596,263
Themes
Tags
Akutagawa, Based On Short Story, Court, Film Based On Literature, Flashback Film, Japan, Medium, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Mon, Multiple Perspectives, Rain, Rape, Samurai, Truth, Woodcutter
Attributes
Based On: In a Grove, Rashōmon
Filming Location: Japan
Narrative Location: Japan
Subject: crime, honor, human nature, lie, recollection, self-image, storytelling, truth
Filming Location: Japan
Narrative Location: Japan
Subject: crime, honor, human nature, lie, recollection, self-image, storytelling, truth
Part of Collection
Related Movies
Alternate Titles
A vihar kapujában
HU
Às Portas do Inferno
PT
Demonenes port
NO
Demonernas port
SE
El bosque ensangrentado
ES
Lã Sinh Môn
VN
Rasciomon
IT
Rashômon
, EC, JP, NL, GB
Rashomon
AR, AU, AT, BR, CA, EG, FR, DE, GR, IN, ID, IE, IL, IT, MX, NZ, PE, PL, RO, SG, ZA, ES, SE, US, UY
Rashomon (El bosque ensangrentado)
ES
Rashomon - Das Lustwäldchen
DE
Rashomon - demonernas port
FI, SE
Rashomon - Dæmonernes port
DK
Rashomon - Paholaisen portti
FI
Rashomon - paholaisen temppeli
FI
Rashou-mon
JP
Rasiomonas
LT
Rašomon
HR, CZ, CS, RS, SK
Rasomon: Sarı Irkın Şehveti
TR
Rašomonas
LT
Sari Irkin Sehveti
TR
V gozdu
SI, YU
Η γκέισα και ο σαμουράι
GR
Ρασομόν
GR
Расёмон
RU
Расьомон
UA
Рашомон
BG, RS
罗生门
CN
羅生門
, HK, JP, TW
나생문
KR
라쇼몽
KR