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Rashomon
Rashomon

Rashomon

The husband, the wife… or the bandit?

Genres

CrimeDramaMystery

OverView

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

Others

Budget

$250000

Revenue

$117668

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

26 August 1950

Country

Japan

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

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