Rashomon 12

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Duration:
88 mins
Year produced:
1950
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Cast:
Toshiro Mifune
Machiko Kyo
Masayuki Mori

Gather the witnesses to any event, and chances are they will give wildly differing accounts of the same simple incident. This notion has never been more brilliantly illustrated than in this 1950 masterpiece. In ancient Japan, a bandit is accused of killing a merchant. But was it really him, or was it the merchant's wife, or the two working together? None of the stories match up - but will the "right" answer ever be revealed? (Subtitled)

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5 stars out of 5 (2 votes)

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This reviewer rated this film as 4 star out of 5 8 September 2008
austin from St Edmund's Catholic School

this is good i thoght but it needs work update someone then it will be great

Fascinating facts

The desire to recognise the excellence of this epic Japanese film is credited as the reason that the Academy Awards created the category of Best Foreign Film.

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