FILM

Rashomon

Four different point of views tell the story of a murder and rape. Their recollections combine to investigation the nature of truth and the possibility of justice.

Rashomon
Released:
August 25, 1950

Cast:

Toshiro Mifune
Machiko Kyō
Masayuki Mori
Takashi Shimura
Minoru Chiaki

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Producer:
Minoru Jingo

Written by:
Akira Kurosawa, Shinobu Hashimoto

Distributor:
RKO Pictures

Budget:
$250,000

Awards:

Academy Award – Honorary Award for Most Outstanding Foreign Language Film
Venice Film Festival (1951) – Golden Lion: Akira Kurosawa
National Board of Review USA (1952) – Best Director: Akira Kurosawa and Best Foreign Film: Japan



Rotten Tomatoes Score:
100%