Rashomon
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Rashomon

The husband, the wife… or the bandit?

8.0 / 10 1950 1h 28mNR Japanese
CrimeDramaMystery

Storyline

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Cast & Crew

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Tajômaru

Lead
Machiko Kyō

Machiko Kyō

Masako

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Woodcutter

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Takehiro

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Priest

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Commoner

Noriko Honma

Noriko Honma

Medium

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Policeman

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Akira Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Rashomon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker