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World Cinema: Rashomon

on BBC Two England

A Japanese film with English sub-titles.
Based on the novel "Inside a Bush" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa.
Starring Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo.

Japan in the eighth century-how and why was a nobleman killed? Four eye-witnesses each give their very different interpretation of the murder.

Contributors

Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Author:
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Bandit:
Toshiro Mifune
Wife:
Machiko Kyo
Nobleman:
Masayuki Mori
Woodcutter:
Takashi Shimura
Priest:
Minoru Chiaki
Servant:
Kichijiro Ueda
Medium:
Fumiko Homma

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