24 out of 37 found this helpful It is widely revered as one of the most influential films of all-time, but unlike some other movies, it is not a film that feels dated.
As oppose to its commonplace plot, Rashomon as a concept is extraordinarily idiosyncratic and perhaps it is this striking attribute that makes it an undisputed masterpiece, howsoever improbable.
Rashomon's genius is in presenting this theme; sadly, most people are unable to grasp it (or maybe they don't want to...)
Check out our breakdown of the movies and shows we're excited about this month, including "Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? However, Kurosawa didn't even see Orson Welles's film until several years after the release of 'Rashômon'. The dialog occurs in the remains of a temple while a heavy rain falls outside. He and his son set out to find it. Here and there, acute statements on the moral state of the society are produced, though quite clumsily. Every element is largely identical, from the murdered samurai speaking through a Shinto psychic, the bandit in the forest, the monk, the rape of the wife and the disho… The story is told four different times, each time from the point of view of one of the participants. A fourth witness (Takashi Shimura) offers his own version, again different. A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle. A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent. I was surprised that Japan was that bad, considering the 1950s US citizens are still dreamy innocent government believers. One of legendary director Akira Kurosawa's most acclaimed films, Rashomon features an innovative narrative structure, brilliant acting, and a … His bold storytelling, creative camera work, and powerful characters give us a unique story that should be included in everyone's film library. We know that lies don't enter the equation since the participating persons all claim to be guilty. 136 out of 161 found this helpful Beat the literal heat with three films that capture the spirit of summer love.Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Three other people who testified at the trial are supposedly the only direct witnesses: a notorious bandit named Tajômaru, who allegedly murdered the samurai and raped his wife; the white veil cloaked wife of the samurai; and the samurai himself who testifies through the use of a medium.
The priest and the woodcutter were witnesses in a trial, and what they heard there made them puzzled, and after they told everything, the viewer is just as puzzled as these two. 12 out of 19 found this helpful The theme of the dialog revolves around a samurai, his wife and a bandit.
That's why they lie. An aging actress named Irina Arkidana pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate.
In 1944, on a Miami to New York train, two paratroopers on furlough meet and fall in love with two 'kept women' who are on their way to meet their 'sugar-daddies'. Directed by Sidney Lumet. When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Both were summoned to testify at the murder trial, the priest who ran into the samurai and his wife traveling through the forest just before the murder occurred. 10 out of 15 found this helpful It stars Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura. A young woman arrives in New York City determined to become a great theatrical star, but discovers that her goal may not be as easily attainable as she had hoped.