Rashomon
- Original title
- Rashômon
- Year
- 1950
- Running time
- 88 min.
- Country
Japan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Toshirô Mifune
- Machiko Kyô
- Masayuki Mori
- Takashi Shimura
- Minoru Chiaki
- Kichijiro Ueda
- Noriko Honma
- Daisuke Kato
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- Music
- Cinematography
Kazuo Miyagawa (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Mystery. Drama | Crime. Feudal Japan. 12th Century. Samurai. Cult movie
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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1952: Nominated for Oscar: Best Art Direction (B&W)1951: Oscar: Honorary Award for Best Foreign Language Picture1952: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film1951: Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion1952: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director1951: National Board of Review: Best Director and Foreign Language Film
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 6 My Favorite Japanese Movies (152)
- 14 My Favorite Asian Movies (202)
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