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Rashomon [1950] [Special Edition] [DVD] Akira Kurosawa Film - NEW & SEALED - Picture 1 of 2

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Rashomon (DVD, 2008)

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An ambush, rape and murder involves the story's four main characters in 12th century Japan. The events surrounding these four are seen through their eyes... but something doesn't quite ring true...

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EAN5055201802088

eBay Product ID (ePID)63762162

Product Key Features

Film/TV TitleRashomon

ActorTakashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo

DirectorAkira Kurosawa

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

FormatDVD

Release Year2008

LanguageJapanese

FeaturesBlack & White, Special edition\Introduction by John Boorman\A Testimony As An Image: Rashomon documentary\2 trailers\Booklet featuring the original stories the film was based on and The Emperor And The Wolf chapter from book about Kurosawa and Mifune., With Subtitles

Run Time87 Mins

GenreDrama, General

Additional Product Features

Certificate12A/12

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureJapan

ReviewsFilm.com - Not many movies make such an impact that their names enter into the language. RASHOMON is such a movie., Time Magazine - RASHOMON is a novel, stimulating moviegoing experience, and a sure sign that U.S. film importers will be looking hard at Japanese pictures from now on., Variety - This caused a flurry in critical circles for its brilliance of conception, technique, acting and its theme of passion., The Guardian UK - Unmissable.

AuthorRyunosuke Akutagawa

Consumer AdviceContains moderate violence and sex references

Additional InformationAkira Kurosawa's highly acclaimed film, set in feudal Japan, presents an intriguing tale of violent crime in the woods, told from the perspective of four different characters--a bandit (Toshiro Mifune), a woman (Machiko Kyo), her husband (Masayuki Mori), and a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura). Only two things about the incident seem to be clear--the woman was raped and her husband is now dead. However, the other elements radically differ as the four participants and/or witnesses relate their own stories (with the dead man, eerily enough, speaking through a medium). As each account is revealed, what seemed black and white turns to various hues of grey, leading to surprising--and confounding--relevations. A landmark of international cinema, RASHOMON won the prestigious Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, bringing both Kurosawa--and Japanese film in general--to the attention of Western audiences. From the rain-soaked opening sequence to its moving conclusion, the film is a stunning examination of truth and human nature. The entire cast is pitch-perfect, with regular Kurosawa lead actors Mifune and Shimura giving typically outstanding performances. While critics and cinephiles debate over exactly how many masterpieces Kurosawa directed, RASHOMON stands as one of the revered filmmaker's indisputably brilliant motion pictures. In fact, the film's influence is so pervasive that it has inspired everything from a high profile Hollywood remake (THE OUTRAGE starring Paul Newman) to numerous tributes in movies such as COURAGE UNDER FIRE and THE USUAL SUSPECTS.

Movie/TV TitleRashomon

Sound sourceDolby Digital

AwardsBest Foreign Film 1952 -

ScreenwriterShinobu Hashimoto