Rashomon.1950.DVDRip.XviD-AXIAL(www.thepeerhub.com)
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General Information
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Type.....................: MOVIE
Year.....................: 1950
File Format..............: AVI
Video Codec..............: XviD
Frame Size...............: 544 x 416
AR.......................: FS
Video Bitrate............: 1003 kbps
Colour...................: Black and White
Language.................: JAPANESE
Audio....................: mp3 48KHz stereo cbr
Subtitles................: ENG (HC)
Audio Bitrate............: 128 kbps
Source...................: PAL DVD5
Original Format..........: VOB
Genre....................: Crime / Drama / Mystery / Thriller
IMDb Rating..............: 8.4/10 (17,636 votes) top 250: #66
IMDB Link................:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042876/
Duration.................: 86 mins
Description..............:
"Rashomon", Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film about a horrible crime and the various versions of the "truth" that
come to fruition during the investigation is absolutely amazing, pure and simple. The story is told four different
times, each time from the point of view of one of the participants. The basic story of the crime is that a bandit
(Mifune) comes across a husband and wife traveling through the forest. The bandit, Tajomaru,
seduces/assaults the Masako (Kyo) after tying up her husband Takehiro (Mori), and soon after, Takehiro is
dead. What happens between the times Tajomaru encounters the couple and the discovery of Takehiro's
body is what is left to be discovered. Masako, Tajomaru and even Takehiro (with the assistance of a medium)
each tell their account of the story, each taking blame for Takehiro's death. The fourth telling is from a
passer-by, and the audience is left to decide which is the true account.
I absolutely loved this film. I had heard that Yimou Zhang's "Hero" had, if not as an homage, employed the
same technique of storytelling and perspective, but seeing this great film was a real treat. The story is
original and rich, and Kurosawa always is able to pull great performances from his actors. I found
"Rashomon" to be extremely compelling from start to finish, and even managed to be really creeped out
at one point. (The psychic medium is pure, unadulterated nightmare fuel) From the very little that I know of
Japanese cinema of the 1950's & 1960's, I realize that Kurosawa was not the only director, but he certainly
was the trailblazer and set the bar for the genre for decades to come. His peers were putting out material, it
was just fairly primitive. (It is easy to forget that not every country's film industry was as opulent as America's)
To see this kind of film, a film that is actually incredibly simple, but so ingeniously conceived of and executed
makes me remember why I have been and always will be both a student of and lover of film.
CAST.....................:
Toshirô Mifune .... Tajômaru
Machiko Kyô .... Masako
Masayuki Mori .... Takehiro
Takashi Shimura .... Woodcutter
Minoru Chiaki .... Priest
Kichijiro Ueda .... Commoner
Fumiko Honma .... Medium
Daisuke .... Policeman
DIRECTED BY............: AKIRA KUROSAWA
EXTRAS....: get the Axial DVD
Rippers Notes.....: More Kurosawa
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