"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.
Format: Full
Screen
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, Interactive Menus, Scene
Selections
Languages:
Japanese (Dolby
Digital Mono)
Subtitles: English
Sides: 1
Layers: Dual
Running Time: 88 minutes
Rated: Not
Rated
Company:
Criterion
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