| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 138 |
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Criterion collection (Blu-ray discs) ; 138.
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| System Details |
Blu-ray disc, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; PCM mono; requires Blu-ray player |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Miyagawa Kazuo ; production design, Takashi Matsuyama ; music, Fumio Hayasaka. |
| Note |
Based on Yabu no naka (In a grove) and Rashōmon and other stories by Ryunosuki Akutagawa. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950. |
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Special features: New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; Audio commentary by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie; Interview with director Robert Altman; Excerpts from 'The World of Kazuo Miyagawa', a documentary on Rashomon's cinematographer; 'A testimony as an image', a 68-minute documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew; Archivial audio interview with actor Takashi Shimura; Original and rerelease trailers; PLUS: a booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince; an excerpt from director Akira Kurusawa's 'Something like an autobiography'; and reprints of Rashomon's two source stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "Rashomon" and "In a grove". |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1951: Honorary Foreign Language Film. |
| Audience |
Rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema, and a commanding new star. |
| Subject |
Murder -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Rape -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Samurai -- Japan -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Subjectivity -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Memory -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
FOREIGN FILMS (JAPANESE), VIDEODISCS
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| Genre |
Film adaptations.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films Japan.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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| Added Author |
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, screenwriter, director.
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黒澤明, 1910-1998.
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Minoura, Jingo, producer.
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箕浦甚吾.
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Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997, actor.
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三船敏郎, 1920-1997.
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Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973, actor.
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森雅之, 1911-1973.
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Kyo, Machiko, 1924- actor.
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京マチ子, 1924-
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Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982, actor.
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志村喬, 1905-1982.
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Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999, actor.
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千秋実, 1917-1999.
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Honma, Fumiko, 1910- actor.
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本間文子, 1910-
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Katō, Daisuke, 1911-1975, actor.
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加東大介, 1911-1975
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Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955, composer (expression)
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早坂文雄, 1914-1955
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Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha.
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大映, 株式会社.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Note |
Title on container: Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon |
| Added Title |
Rashōmon (Motion picture)
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| ISBN |
9781604656534 |
| Standard No. |
715515100915 |
| Music No. |
CC2201BD The Criterion Collection |
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