A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
August 26, 1950
Original Title:
羅生門
Alternate Titles:
A vihar kapujában
Demonenes port
El bosque ensangrentado
Luo Sheng Men
Lã Sinh Môn
Rashomon
Rashomon - demonernas port
Rashomon - paholaisen temppeli
Rashômon
Rašomonas
Sari Irkin Sehveti
Às Portas do Inferno
Ρασομόν
Расьомон
Рашомон
罗生门
나생문
라쇼몽
Genres:
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Production Companies:
Daiei Film
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M BR: 16 DE: 16 DK: 15 ES: 12 FR: TP GB: 12A IT: NR NL: 12 US: NR
Runtime: 88
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of 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.
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Assistant Director:
Tokuzō Tanaka
Mitsuo Wakasugi
Tai Katō
Costume Design:
Uichi Ôhata
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Director of Photography:
Kazuo Miyagawa
Editor:
Akira Kurosawa
Executive Producer:
Masaichi Nagata
First Assistant Camera:
Fujio Morita
Lighting Production Assistant:
Gengon Nakaoka
Lighting Technician:
Ken'ichi Okamoto
Novel:
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
Original Music Composer:
Fumio Hayasaka
Producer:
Jingo Minoura
Production Design:
Takashi Matsuyama
Screenplay:
Shinobu Hashimoto
Akira Kurosawa
Script Supervisor:
Teruyo Nogami
Set Decoration:
H. Motsumoto
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