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Rashomon
羅生門
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
1950•1h 28m•NR•★ 8.1
Crime / Drama / Mystery
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The murder of a samurai and the rape of his wife are recounted from four differing, subjective perspectives by a woodcutter, a bandit, the wife, and the dead samurai's ghost.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorBilly Wilder
WriterHarry KurnitzBilly Wilder
CinematographyRussell Harlan
MusicMatty Malneck
Principal Cast
Tyrone PowerLeonard Vole
Marlene DietrichChristine
Charles LaughtonSir Wilfrid
Elsa LanchesterMiss Plimsoll
John WilliamsBrogan-Moore
Henry DaniellMayhew
Ian WolfeCarter
Torin ThatcherMr. Myers
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Runtime1h 28m (88 mins)
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DirectorAkira Kurosawa
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioDaiei Film
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