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Summary:

Four people involved in the murder of a gentleman in feudal Japan and the seduction of his wife report differing views of what actually happened.

Contributors:

Minoura, Jingo

Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998

Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018

Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997

Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973

Kyo, Machiko, 1924-

Shimura, Takashi, 1905-1982

Chiaki, Minoru, 1917-1999

Akutagawa, Ryūnosuke, 1892-1927

Daiē, Kabushiki Kaisha

RKO Radio Pictures

Languages:

Japanese
English

Language Notes:

Item content: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Related Works:

Motion picture adaptation of: Rashōmon and other stories [by Akutagawa, R.]

Motion picture adaptation of: Yabu no naka [by Akutagawa, R.]

Subjects:

Murder — Japan — Drama

Rape — Japan — Drama

Samurai — Japan — Drama

Subjectivity — Drama

Memory — Drama

Japanese language films

Murder

Rape

Foreign films

Samurai

Subjectivity

Memory

Japan

Genres:

Foreign films

Feature films

Samurai films

Feature films — Japan

Foreign language films

Drama

Performers:

Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyo, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki.

Production Credits:

Producer, Jingo Minora; director, Akira Kurosawa; scenario, Shinobu Hashimoto and Akira Kurosawa; photography, Kazuo Miyagawa; music, Fumio Hayasaka.

General Notes:

In Japanese with English subtitles.
Based on Yadu no naka by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Academy Awards, 1952: Honorary Award ("Japan. Voted by the Board of Governors as the most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1951.").

Physical Description:

3 film reels (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 16 mm

Physical Characteristics:

16 mm; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; optical

Film Characteristics:

standard sound aperture

Call Numbers:

MP 1030

OCLC Numbers:

1052917859
6362766 [Invalid]