Principal cast
Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori and Minoru Chiaki
Film 129 of 498 on the Screen Path
Rashomon
The husband, the wife… or the bandit?
About the film
Rashomon at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1950 film at stop 129 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Key craft credits
Kazuo Miyagawa (director of photography), Akira Kurosawa (editor), Fumio Hayasaka (original music composer), Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay) and Takashi Matsuyama (production design)
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Release
- 1950-08-26
- Runtime
- 88 minutes
- Genres
- Crime, Drama and Mystery
- Country
- Japan
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Toshirō MifuneCharacter: Tajômaru
- Machiko KyōCharacter: Masako
- Takashi ShimuraCharacter: Woodcutter
- Masayuki MoriCharacter: Takehiro
- Minoru ChiakiCharacter: Priest
- Kichijirō UedaCharacter: Commoner
- Noriko HonmaCharacter: Medium
- Daisuke KatōCharacter: Policeman
Full crew
Full crew
- Akira KurosawaCredits: Director, Editor, Screenplay
- Kazuo MiyagawaCredits: Director of Photography
- Shinobu HashimotoCredits: Screenplay
- Ryūnosuke AkutagawaCredits: Novel
- Jingo MinouraCredits: Producer
- Fumio HayasakaCredits: Original Music Composer
- Masaichi NagataCredits: Executive Producer
- Takashi MatsuyamaCredits: Production Design
- H. MotsumotoCredits: Set Decoration
- Uichi ÔhataCredits: Costume Design
- Tokuzō TanakaCredits: Assistant Director
- Teruyo NogamiCredits: Script Supervisor
- Fujio MoritaCredits: First Assistant Camera
- Mitsuo WakasugiCredits: Assistant Director
- Tai KatōCredits: Assistant Director
- Gengon NakaokaCredits: Lighting Production Assistant
- Tsuchitarō HayashiCredits: Sound
- Iwao ŌtaniCredits: Sound
- Ken'ichi OkamotoCredits: Gaffer
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