Rashomon (1950)

  • NR
  • 12/26/1950 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • 1h 28m

The husband, the wife… or the bandit?

Overview

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

Akira Kurosawa

Director, Screenplay

Shinobu Hashimoto

Screenplay

Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

Novel

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Tajômaru
Machiko Kyō's headshot

Machiko Kyō

Masako
Takashi Shimura's headshot

Takashi Shimura

Woodcutter
Masayuki Mori's headshot

Masayuki Mori

Takehiro
Minoru Chiaki's headshot

Minoru Chiaki

Priest
Kichijirō Ueda's headshot

Kichijirō Ueda

Commoner
Noriko Honma's headshot

Noriko Honma

Medium
Daisuke Katō's headshot

Daisuke Katō

Policeman

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