Rashomon [Special Edition]

DVD - APPROX. 88 MINS. - 1950 - US Rating: NR

Main feature:

Release Mar 26, 2002
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audio Japanese: Dolby Digital 1.0
Subtitles English
Studio Criterion/Voyager
Year 1950
Genre Crime, Drama

Special features:

  • Commentary by Japanese Film Historian Donald Richie
  • Video Introduction by Robert Altman
  • Excerpts from The World Of Kazuo Miyagawa, A Documentary Film about Rashomon's Cinematographer
  • Reprints of the Rashomon Source Stories, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In A Grove" and "Rashomon"
  • Akira Kurosawa on Rashomon: A reprinted excerpt from his book Something Like And Autobiography
  • Theatrical Trailer

Synopsis:



"The definitive cinematic treatment of point of view." -Premiere

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to challenge perceptions of reality and 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. Toshiro Mifune gives another commanding performance in the eloquent masterwork that revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema to the world.

Cast and Crew:

Criterion/Voyager presents
Minoru ChiakiFumiko HonmaDaisuke KatoMachiko KyoToshiro MifuneMasayuki MoriTakashi ShimuraKichijiro Ueda"Rashomon"
produced byJingo Minoura
directed byAkira Kurosawa
Production Year: 1950

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