Rashomon (Rashômon) (1950)

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 21 5:23

''It's human to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves.'' A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view. Toshirô Mifune: Tajômaru Ironically, Japanese critics were not enthusiastic about Rashomon when it was released in 50's Japan. In today's world, however, Rashomon is generally considered to be the film that introduced both director Akira Kurosawa and Japanese cinema to the western parts of the globe. Often cited as the film that prompted The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to create an award for Best Foreign Language film. It is widely regarded as a masterwork of world cinema. Set in 12th Century Japan, the film's premise is at once both very simple yet very complicated. A man is found dead in a forest...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 1 year, 7 months ago at Apr 22 19:53

"No one tells a lie after he's said he's going to tell one." Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon is a film that I both liked and disliked. On the one hand it was a visual arresting, superb study of human nature. But on the other hand the film is highly boring not to mention monotonous. Rashomon opens as a group of men start discussing a heinous crime that unfolded on an isolated bush trail, and then the film looks in-depth at four different perspectives of what happened. For me this was a fascinating plot synopsis and I wanted to see it because it sounded quite intriguing. The audience is presented with a set of differing eye-witness accounts and are given the opportunity to draw their own conclusions. The first thing that stood out is the cinematography and the locations. The cam...Read more

Rating : 7/10