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| '''''Rashomon''''' (羅生門) is a ] motion picture made in ] by director ]. It is one of Kurosawa's masterpieces, starring ]. Based on two stories by ] ('']'' and '']'') it describes a crime through the widely differing accounts of four witnesses, including the perpetrator. ''Rashomon'' was one of three films on which Kurosawa collaborated with master cinematographer ]. | '''''Rashomon''''' (羅生門) is a ] motion picture made in ] by director ]. It is one of Kurosawa's masterpieces, starring ]. Based on two stories by ] ('']'' and '']'') it describes a crime through the widely differing accounts of four witnesses, including the perpetrator. ''Rashomon'' was one of three films on which Kurosawa collaborated with master cinematographer ]. | ||
| The 1964 ] the ''The Outrage'', was a remake of ''Rashomon''. It starred ], ] and ]. | |||
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| ⚫ | The film's concept has been highly influential on many other subsequent works: in English and other languages, "Rashomon" has become a by-word for any situation wherein the truth of an event becomes difficult to verify due to the conflicting accounts of different witnesses. | ||
| The film has been remade, officially and unofficially, many times; in the ] a ] remake, credited to Kurosawa and named ''The Outrage'', was made in ] with ], ] and ]. | |||
| '''See also''': ] | '''See also''': ] | ||
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Rashomon (羅生門) is a Japanese motion picture made in 1950 by director Akira Kurosawa. It is one of Kurosawa's masterpieces, starring Toshiro Mifune. Based on two stories by Akutagawa Ryunosuke (Rashomon and In a Grove) it describes a crime through the widely differing accounts of four witnesses, including the perpetrator. Rashomon was one of three films on which Kurosawa collaborated with master cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa.
The 1964 western movie the The Outrage, was a remake of Rashomon. It starred Paul Newman, Claire Bloom and Edward G. Robinson.
The film's concept has been highly influential on many other subsequent works: in English and other languages, "Rashomon" has become a by-word for any situation wherein the truth of an event becomes difficult to verify due to the conflicting accounts of different witnesses.
See also: Rashomon