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Rashomon

Rashômon

1950

Akira Kurosawa

Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura ...

8.0

22,026

Mystery. Drama In 12th century Japan, Masako (Machiko Kyo) and her husband Takehiro (Masayuki Mori) are attacked in the woods by armed bandit Tajomaru (Toshiro Mifune), who then murders her husband. After his capture, he is put on trial and three witnesses come forward. When each witness and Tajomaru tell four different accounts of what happened that day in the woods, suspicions are raised and motives are questioned.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The genius of 'Rashomon' is that all of the flashbacks are both true and false (...) The real gift of 'Rashomon' is in its emotions and visuals (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Akira Kurosawa's 1950 masterwork is a chilling, utterly memorable dissection of the nature of human communication (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"An artistic achievement of such distinct and exotic character that it is difficult to estimate it alongside conventional story films."	POS
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"Film buffs should love it. But so should anyone who appreciates a good yarn or two (or three or four)"	POS
United States	Ty Burr Boston Globe	"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."	POS
United States	Variety	"Direction is excellent. Shot completely outdoors, the camerawork is flawless. Toshiro Mifune gives a sterling performance"	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"An impressive piece of work, visually and rhythmically masterful."	POS
United Kingdom	Trevor Johnston Time Out	"Engrossing and provocative (...) This level of mastery is timeless, and although the movie is overly deliberate at times, when it takes off, it really flies (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"In this extraordinary film, point of view is everything, truth is elusive and memory unreliable (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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