Rashomon (1950)
Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints (a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter) to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit. Based on 'Yabu no naka' (= 'In a grove') and 'Rashōmon and other stories' by Ryunosuki Akutagawa.
Primary Title
- Rashomon
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 17 October 2021
Release Year
- 1950
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 10
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints (a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter) to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit. Based on 'Yabu no naka' (= 'In a grove') and 'Rashōmon and other stories' by Ryunosuki Akutagawa.
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- Japanese
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Murder--Drama
- Rape--Drama
- Samurai--Japan--Drama
- Subjectivity--Drama
- Memory--Drama
- Feature films--Japan
Genres
- Crime drama
- Historical drama
- Mystery
Contributors
- Akira Kurosawa (Director)
- Akira Kurosawa (Writer)
- Shinobu Hashimoto (Writer)
- Toshirô Mifune (Actor)
- Machiko Kyô (Actor)
- Masayuki Mori (Actor)
- Takashi Shimura (Actor)
- Minoru Chiaki (Actor)
- Kichijirô Ueda (Actor)
- Noriko Honma (Actor)
- Daisuke Katô (Actor)
- Minoru Jingo (Producer)
- Fumio Hayasaka (Composer)
- Kazuo Miyagawa (Cinematographer)
- Akira Kurosawa (Editor)
- Daiei Film (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Murder--Drama
- Rape--Drama
- Samurai--Japan--Drama
- Subjectivity--Drama
- Memory--Drama
- Feature films--Japan