Film195088 min

Rashomon

Name: Rashomon
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1950
Duration: 88 min
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki

Taste attributes: crimedramamysterymonster/alien/supernaturalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricategrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"The husband, the wife… or the bandit?"

Boxlist takeExpect a heightened, dark crime drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.2 /10

TMDB · 1,457 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB