Rashomon

1950 · directed by Akira Kurosawa

Rating

99/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

BFI Top 100, TSPDT 250, Criterion

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Rashomon (1950), directed by Akira Kurosawa, rates 99/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Toshirō Mifune
• Machiko Kyō
• Takashi Shimura
• Masayuki Mori
• Minoru Chiaki
• Kichijirō Ueda
• Noriko Honma
• Daisuke Katō

Crew

• Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography
• Akira Kurosawa — Editor
• Fumio Hayasaka — Original Music Composer
• Akira Kurosawa — Screenplay
• Shinobu Hashimoto — Screenplay

More from Akira Kurosawa

1. Seven Samurai (1954) — 100/100 · hit
2. Ikiru (1952) — 91/100 · hit
3. Ran (1985) — 91/100 · hit
4. High and Low (1963) — 91/100 · hit
5. Throne of Blood (1957) — 90/100 · hit
6. Yojimbo (1961) — 90/100 · hit

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