Rashōmon
(2012, original release: 1950)

羅生門 /

Fiction

Blu-ray

Series:
Call Numbers:
BLU-RAY/FOREIGN/JAPANESE/RASHOMON

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies BLU-RAY/FOREIGN/JAPANESE/RASHOMON Available

Details

PUBLISHED
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2012]
EDITION
Blu-ray edition
DESCRIPTION

1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (44 pages)

ISBN/ISSN
0715515100915 CC2201BD, 9781604656534, 1604656530, 715515100915
LANGUAGE
Japanese
NOTES

Based on Yabu no naka (In a grove) and Rashōmon and other stories by Ryunosuki Akutagawa

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

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950

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."

Cinematography, Miyagawa Kazuo ; production design, Takashi Matsuyama ; music, Fumio Hayasaka

Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki

Rating: Not rated

Blu-ray disc, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; PCM mono; requires Blu-ray player

Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles

Academy Awards, 1951: Honorary Foreign Language Film

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