Rashomon
Summary: The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
Release Date: December 26, 1951
Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Runtime: 1 h 28 min
MPAA: Not Rated
Production: Daiei
Movie budget: $ 250,000
Domestic: $ 46,808
International: $ 34,571
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