Rashomon [videorecording]
2015
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Toshirô Mifune stars in this 1950s Japanese period crime drama directed by Akira Kurosawa. Arrogant bandit Tajômaru (Mifune) is brought to trial, charged with the murder of samurai Takehiro Kanazawa (Masayuki Mori) and the rape of his wife Masako (Machiko Kyô). As the crime is recounted by four witnesses - Tajômaru, Masako, Takehiro through use of a medium (Noriko Honma) and a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) - all of whom have their own version of the event, the intertwining realities dilute the concept of an objective, singular truth and call into question the tenuous relationship between fact and memory.
Main title:
Rashomon [videorecording] / producer, Minoru Jingo.
Author:
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, directorHayasaka, Fumio, composer (expression)Mifune, ToshirÕo, 1920-1997, actorMori, Masayuki, actorKyô, Machiko, actor
Imprint:
[United Kingdom] : BFI, 2015.
Collation:
1 DVD (88 min.) : black and white.
Notes:
Extras to be confirmed, Region 2, 1 disc(s), Interactive menus, Ratio (1:1.33 (4:3) Standard), Languages (Japanese), Subtitles (English), Commentary (Stuart Galbraith), Other documentaries ('Rashomon at 65'), Introduction by John Boorman.Made in 1950.Based on the short stories of Ryûnosuke Akutagawa.DVDN.In Japanese; Closed captioning in English.
Credits:
Credits: director, Akira Kurosawa; writer, Akira Kurosawa; writer, Shinobu Hashimoto; music, Fumio Hayasaka; cinematographer, Kazuo Miyagawa.
Performers:
Cast: Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyô, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Noriko Honma, Daisuke Katô, Kichijiro Ueda.
Audience:
BBFC code: 12.
System details:
DVD.
Dewey class:
791.437
Language:
Japanese
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BRN:
2210250
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