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Film Description

A woodcutter witnesses an ambush, rape and murder in a forest. In the telling of the tale however, each of the four participants gives a different view of what happened - is anyone telling the truth? This film was arguably the first to alert Western audiences to the riches of Japanese cinema after winning won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1951. Kurosawa said of the film that it deals with people's 'inability to be honest with themselves about themselves'.

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DVD Extras

Introduction by John Boorman (6mins)
A Testimony As An Image: Rashomon documentary (68mins)
Trailer
Booklet featuring original stories the film was based on and The Emperor & The Wolf chapter from book about Kurosawa and Mifune

Film Details

Director	Akira Kurosawa
Year	1950
Country	Asia, Japan

Cast

Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori

Technical Details

Certificate	12
Length	87 mins
Label	OPTIM
Format	DVD B&W
Region	2
Aspect	4:3
Cat No	OPTD1131
Main Language	JAPANESE
Subtitles	English