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Rashomon

Rashomon

# The husband, the wife… or the bandit?
Crime   Drama   Mystery
📜 Overview: 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.
💵 Budget: USD 250,000
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1950-08-26
⌚ Running Time: 88 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.07

Beloved Cast

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

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