... understand what Akutagawa was trying to describe and say. The movie and the stories were simple but at the same time complex. It was simple in a sense that it was short and direct to the point. It was complex because of the manner the stories were told, specifically the story "In a Grove-. There was a central ... different and yet the same. There are common instances, yet who did what and when was different. Many people watch Rashomon to try to piece the stories together and find a conclusion. They try to determine who are guilty and who are innocent. But, that is not the real objective...

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Rashomon is a Japanese crime drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, adapted from the two short stories "Rashomon" and "In a Grove", written by Ryunosuke Akutagawa. The film uses multiple narrators to tell the story of the ... misrepresenting what is depicted in a photograph (5). However, the extent of what any photograph's captions express has confines within whatever is actually depicted in a photograph. The stories told in Rashomon are more akin to captions without photographs. And without photographs, the people giving their testimonies are free to give their own version of events, with .....

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... used masks to convey his characters' emotions, later on to be replaced with detailed face-paintings. His melding of different arts and culture is a true innovation as it successfully conveyed stories in formats that can be viewed as both Eastern and Western styled. He referenced this in an interview by which he mentioned: "I collect old Japanese lacquerware as well as antique ... French and Dutch glassware. In short, the Western and the Japanese live side by side in my mind naturally, without the least bit of conflict." Kurosawa's bold and dynamic style has been related by critics, as ....

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... from varying different points of views. From these perspectives we have to see if we can put the pieces together to hopefully get to the truth. Rashomon is based on short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon and In the Grove. It was made into a movie in 1950 and received both the Grand Prix of the Venice Film Festival and the Academy Award ... in the flashbacks, you could get the feeling that it was a hot day, because everyone had sweat on their faces. Also used was a wipe out frame to show that only a short amount of time had passed. Finally, the film never quite answers the questi...

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• Grade Level: High School