Film

Rashomon 1950

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

  • Crime, Drama, Mystery
  • 88 min
  • NR

The husband, the wife… or the bandit?

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

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  • Sexual violence

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Character

Earnest, grave, prestige and intimate.

  • earnestironic
  • gravecomic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • intimateepic
  • rawmeticulous

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The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 55The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 44The FormalistThe Formalist: loved by 22The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 11The EmpathThe Empath: loved by 11The SincereThe Sincere: disliked by 10 / 1The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: disliked by 10 / 1loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Sinceres.

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