Rashomon

Rashomon

1950
1h 28m
8.0

8.0/10

2,650 votes • View on IMDb
Crime Drama Mystery

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

Overview

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

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Status: Released

Budget: $250,000

Revenue: $117,668

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Daiei Film
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Original Title 羅生門
Release Date August 26, 1950
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0042876

Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Tajômaru

Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō

Masako

Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura

Woodcutter

Masayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori

Takehiro

Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki

Priest

Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda

Commoner

Noriko Honma
Noriko Honma

Medium

Daisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō

Policeman

Key Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Jingo Minoura
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer