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Rashomon
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Toho Co.
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Featuring: Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijiro Ueda, Fumiko Honma, Daisuke Kato
Akira Kurosawa's powerful meditaion on the malleable nature of 'truth' was a breakthrough hit with Western audiences.
Winner of the top prize at the 1952 Venice Film Festival and an Honorary Academy Award the same year, the film follows a woodcutter (Takashi Shimura) who witnesses a horrific series of events - an ambush, the rape of a noblewoman (Machiko Kyo) and the subsequent murder of her samurai husband (Mayasuki Mori) by a bandit (Toshiro Mifune).
Yet, in the recounting of the incidents at the trial, differing versions come from all involved, thus raising questions about the reliability of subjective 'truth'.
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Format:
Blu-ray
Disc:
BD-50 (1 Disc)
Total: 1 Disc
Regions:
B (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Audio Options:
Japanese PCM Mono 2.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Documentary, Interview, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- New audio commentary by Kurosawa expert Stuart Galbraith
- Rashômon at 65 (Stuart Galbraith IV, 2015, 34 mins): documentary visiting some of Rashômon's key locations, featuring interviews with former staff from Daiei-Kyoto Studios
- John Boorman on Rashômon (6 mins)
- 2010 BFI theatrical reissue trailer
- Illustrated booklet with a new essay by Stuart Galbraith IV and full credits
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