"Rashomon," (1950) is a film directed by Akira Kurosawa. It is a manifesto of the nature of human integrity, exploring that the topic by investigating four different eye witness accounts of the murder of a samurai and the rape of his wife by an infamous bandit. Each portrayal of the events differ on varying degrees. The court, which judges these testimonies, never fully absolves the truth, but ultimately sides with the third party perspective of a woodcutter. The woodcutters illustration of the scenario answers the ultimate underling question of the film and shines a bright future for humanity.
The film recounts the account of the bandit whom holds the namesake of the film, the dangerously renowned Rashomon. His account is, by and large, a romantic disillusion of his own behavior. He laughs loudly in a declaration of pride when he speaks of what he has done. I think, providing that the woodcutters account is factual, Rashomon acts in this way because he is concerned about the way he will be represented after the trial. If the public knew that he was acting cowardly and begged for a women his reputation would be damaged. The way in which Rashomon boast himself is a defensive tool in protecting the integrity of his name as a bandit. Death seems pretty much certain for him. He is almost always tied up in the sequences that take place in the present. Rashomon has stated himself on multiple accounts that people are motivated purely by self-interest. His behavior is a reflection of that belief. However, this says a lot to detriment the integrity of the bandit as a human being.
The woodcutters perception on these events is perhaps the most important for the resolution of the film. He is the only third party witness to the murder and rape. Since the woodcutter was not involved with the dramatics in the grove his account is the most reliable. He is also a reliable source since he has nothing to gain from telling lies other than the dagger.
The film Rashomon is amazingly simple yet deceptively complex. ... The film Rashomon opens with three men sitting under Rashomon gate. This is the beginning of the films framing. ... Thus the framing elements of the film are vital to its success. The framing of the stories helped to make Rashomon the wonderful film that it is....
In Rashomon we are told a story from varying different points of views. ... Rashomon is based on short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon and In the Grove. It was made into a movie in 1950 and received both the Grand Prix of the Venice Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1951. I found this movie to be very interesting in the way Akira Kurosawa told the story of Rashomon. ... The lighting in the film seemed to be nature while in the forest. ...
The story told by Rashomon is both surprisingly simple and deceptively complex. ... Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon tells the story of a murder. ... The film is not terribly clear on how the husband dies in this version. ... Rashomon plays with what we can perceive as truth. ... The film leaves us with myriad questions. ...
Rashomon is a Japanese crime drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from the two short stories "Rashomon" and "In a Grove", written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. ... The storytelling and narration is twofold in the film, with men intermittently shown sitting under Rashomon gate for shelter from the rain, discussing the investigation done by the police into the death of the samurai, while a film portrayal of the actual events takes the spotlight. ... From this perspective, Kurosawa directed his films as expeditions to conquer fear, and Rashomon is no exception. ... Rashom...
In my opinion, "Rashomon- was a vague story. ... Kurosawa's Rashomon was based on the combination of Akutagawa's two stories. ... I was able to understand more by watching the film. ... The film did not show this scenario. ... In the film, I slowly realized the message that Akutagawa was trying to send. ...
Rashomon Akutagawa's Rashomon is a fascinating tale about the nature of human behavior in extreme circumstances. I believe it is also an analysis of choice being forced on the Japanese people by the thoroughgoing changes taking place in the early twentieth century. ... In Rashomon, there was a great deal of social trouble taking place and the samurai for who the servant had worked for many years had let him go. ... This suspicion is clearly depicted in the following quote: "[The servant begins to climb into the Rashomon to sleep for the night when he sees a light] What sort of pe...
In the story "Rashomon?... In the story "Rashomon? ... He goes to Rashomon without any future plans. He doesn't know what to do but decides to seek a shelter in the old, deserted tower of Rashomon. ... Thus in the story "Rashomon? ...
Another person who Kurosawa looked up to and was influenced by was Heigo, his brother, who loved the film and worked as a benshi, a film narrator for foreign silent films. ... In 1930 Kurosawa replied to an ad that expressed a film studio's need for assistant film directors. ... Kurosawa's exceptional talent for film granted him major film opportunities and in just 5 years he was already writing scripts and directing whole sequences for Yamamoto films. ... He also made Japanese cinema known in the western world with his film Rashomon, which won the top prize in the Venice Film Festiv...
Akira Kurosawa, born 23rd of March in 1910, was a renowned Japanese film director, screenwriter, producer and editor. ... Making nine films in Japan before the wide spread, he built himself into a major force and factor in the success of the international cinema. Some of his most recognized films are Rashomon (1950), Throne of Blood (1956) and Ran (1956); his work not only proliferated the talents and culture of Japan at times of difficulties, but also vibrated passion and dreams for young moviemakers all around the globe. ... This was not the only factor that proliferated his films in to W...