Rashōmon /
Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit.
| Uniform Title: | Rashōmon (Motion picture) |
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Other Authors: | , , , , , , , |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese English |
| Language Notes: | Japanese and English, with subtitles in English. |
| Published: |
[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2002]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
138. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Summary: | Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit. |
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| Item Description: | "Janus Films." Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950. Based on Yabu no naka (= In a grove) and Rashōmon and other stories by Ryunosuki Akutagawa. A foreign film (Japan) Aspect ratio 1.33:1. Special features: Commentary by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie -- Video introduction by Robert Altman -- Excerpts from The world of Kazuo Miyagawa -- Reprints of the Rashomon source stories, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In a grove" and "Rashomon" -- Akira Kurosawa on Rashomon (excerpt from his book Something like an autobiography) -- Theatrical trailer. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([24] pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Kazuo Miyagawa. |
| ISBN: | 0780024591 |