Rashomon (#138)

A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, RASHOMON is widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people recount different versions of the story of a man’s murder and the rape of his wife, which director Akira Kurosawa (SEVEN SAMURAI) presents with striking imagery and an ingenious use of flashbacks. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema and a commanding new star by the name of Toshiro Mifune (Yojimbo)to the Western world.

SPECIAL FEATURES

New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray

Audio commentary by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie

Interview with director Robert Altman about Rashomon

Excerpts from The World of Kazuo Miyagawa, a documentary on Rashomons cinematographer

A Testimony as an Image, a sixty-eight-minute documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew

Archival audio interview with actor Takashi Shimura

Original and rerelease trailers

Optional English-dubbed soundtrack

PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film historian Stephen Prince; an excerpt from director Akira Kurosawas Something Like an Autobiography; and reprints of Rashomons two source stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon and In a Grove