DVD

Rashomon

Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998 (film director,, screenwriter.). Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, 1892-1927 Rashōmon. (Added Author). Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, 1892-1927 Yabu no naka. (Added Author). Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 (actor.). Kyō, Machiko, 1924- (actor.). Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973 (actor.). Hayasaka, Fumio, 1914-1955 (composer (expression)). Matsuyama, So, 1908-1977 (production designer.). Miyagawa, Kazuo, 1908-1999 (Added Author). Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha. (Added Author). Kadokawa Pictures, Inc., (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher,, film distributor.). Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. (Cast).

Summary: A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema, and a commanding new star.

Record details

ISBN: 1604656549
ISBN: 9781604656541
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages)
videodisc
Edition: DVD special edition.
Publisher: [Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from web page. Based on two stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. Originally released as a motion picture in 1950. Release date: Nov. 6, 2012. Special features: audio commentary by Japanese-film historian, Donald Richie, interview with director Robert Altman about Rashomon, excerpts from The world of Kazuo Miyagawa, a documentary ; a testimony as an image, a sixty-eight-minute documentary ; archival audio interview with actor Takashi Shimura ; original and release trailers. Booklet features an essay by film historian Stephen Prince; an exerpt from director Akira Kurosawa's "Something like an autobiography"; and reprints of Rashomon's two source stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "Rashomon" and "In a grove".
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Satsuei, Miyagawa Kazuo ; bijutsu, Matsuyama Takashi ; ongaku, Hayasaka Fumio.
Participant or Performer Note:	Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC, region 1, (1.33:1) aspect ratio; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:	Japanese or dubbed English dialogue; English subtitles.