Rashomon (羅生門 Rashōmon) is a 1950 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. It stars Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori and Takashi Shimura. The film is based on two stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: "Rashomon", which provides the setting, and "In a Grove", which provides the characters and plot.
The film is known for a plot device which involves various characters providing alternative, self-serving and contradictory versions of the same incident. The name of the film refers to the enormous city gate of Kyoto.
Rashomon marked the entrance of Japanese film onto the world stage. It won several awards, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, and an Academy Honorary Award at the 24th Academy Awards in 1952, and is now cons idered one of the masterpieces in film history.
| Directed by | Akira Kurosawa |
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| Produced by | Minoru Jingo |
| Screenplay by | Akira Kurosawa Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Based on | "Rashomon" and "In a Grove" by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa |
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune Machiko Kyō Masayuki Mori Takashi Shimura Minoru Chiaki |
| Music by | Fumio Hayasaka |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Edited by | Akira Kurosawa |
| Production company |
Daiei Film Co., Ltd.
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| Distributed by | Daiei Film Co., Ltd. |
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| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $250,000 |
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