1950 · drama · mystery
Rashomon
Directed by Akira Kurosawa1h 28m1950
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Our read: Rashomon (1950) reads as a sombre, measured, inventive drama · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / mystery, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- sombre
- measured
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