A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, Rashomon is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made.
Four people give different accounts of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema—and a commanding new star by the name of Toshiro Mifune—to the Western world.
The film’s impact was so profound that it inspired its own storytelling framework, known as “the Rashomon effect,” which refers to the phenomenon of eyewitnesses providing unreliable accounts.
Beautifully restored by the Academy Film Archive, the National Film Center of the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, and Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.
