Fresh
What Akira Kurosawa and his tiny production team wrought is now an accepted maxim of modern life, a creed by which to live in a world where everyone has a blog and an opinion.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Rashomon
The husband, the wife… or the bandit?
1950 · 1h 28m · Not Rated
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Overview
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Not many movies make such an impact that their names enter into the language. Rashomon is such a movie
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh
Film buffs should love it. But so should anyone who appreciates a good yarn or two (or three or four).
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
This caused a flurry in critical circles for its brilliance of conception, technique, acting and its theme of passion.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
An impressive piece of work, visually and rhythmically masterful.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
- Runtime
- 3h 27m
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Cast
- Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Yoshio Inaba
IMDb
8.6
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
98
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