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Reviews | Great Movies. Rashomon. Roger Ebert May 26, 2002. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Shortly before filming was to begin on "Rashomon," Akira Kurosawa's three assistant directors came to see him. They were unhappy. They didn't understand the story.
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A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, Rashomonis 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 el...
Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomongets a Blu-ray upgrade from Criterion, who present the film in its original aspect ratio of about 1.37:1 on this dual-layer disc. This new 1080p/24hz high-definition transfer was made from the 2008 restoration of the film. The film has had a rough history and this has always shown on all previous home video versions I’ve se...
The Japanese lossless linear PCM 1.0 mono also offers a noticeable improvement. There’s still some background noise, including a hiss, present at times but it’s mostly gone now. I noticed an audio drop as well but otherwise dialogue and music are clear, and there’s a little bit of range and depth. Criterion also again includes the English dub, pres...
Criterion ports all of their supplements over from their previous DVD edition starting with an audio commentaryby film scholar Donald Richie. It can be a little dry and very “scholarly” but it’s actually an entertaining and informative track. Richie can carry on a bit in places but he seems to be a bit excited to be talking about the film and this ...
The supplements get a bit of an upgrade but were pretty solid to begin with. But what makes this new edition of Rashomon worth picking up, even if you own the original Criterion DVD, are the new video and audio transfers, which offer striking improvements with the film looking the cleanest I’ve ever seen it on home video. It comes with a very high ...
Intense Kurosawa masterpiece about a rape and killing. Read Common Sense Media's Rashomon review, age rating, and parents guide.
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- Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Toshiro Mifune
Jun 20, 2019 · 6 min read. RASHOMON | FILM REVIEW. Updated: Jul 14, 2023. Against all Odds, Rashomon Changed Japanese Film Forever After! © trigon-film.org (Click the image to see the source) Director: Akira Kurosawa. Cast: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masyuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki.
Film Discussion: I just watched "Rashomon". I am a massive Kurosawa fanboy, I always have been, I'm going to film school next year and I love all of his stuff and hope we may look at him in even more detail. I've read books on him and written an essay on "Stray Dog", But I have never watched Rashomon until now, I did read "rashomon" and "in the ...
Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Jan 9, 2023. Kurosawa pushed through the boundaries of the artform to redefine storytelling itself. Full Review | Apr 14, 2022. Rashomon implies that no...
May 4, 2024 · Rashomon review – James Linton Writing. May 4, 2024 by jameslintonwriting. Rashomon review. Number 97 on the top 1000 greatest films of all time is another Japanese jidaigeki film from the 50’s: Rashomon. Rashomon’s narrative is simple.
