Rashômon

Released Year: 1950

Certificate: Not Rated

Runtime: 88 minutes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 98

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura

No of Votes: 152572

Gross: 96568

Overview: The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.

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