The film Rashomon is amazingly simple yet deceptively complex. The central tale details the rape of a woman and the murder of a man, possibly by a bandit. It is presented entirely in flashbacks from the perspectives of four narrators. One of the men, a woodcutter, was a witness to the events, and, with the help of a priest, he puzzles over what really happened, and what such a horrible occurrence says about human nature. The framing of the movie occurs at Kyoto's crumbling Rashomon gate, where several people seek shelter from a torrential downpour and discuss the recent crime. The framing of the story around the personal versions of the rape and the death add depth to the story by effectively providing viewers with an active barrier which separates the different versions of the crime.
The film Rashomon opens with three men sitting under Rashomon gate. This is the beginning of the films framing. It provides the viewer with an establishing shot from which the director, Akira Kurosawa, launches a series of flashbacks. Throughout the film four different accounts of the crime are told by the four witnesses. The wife, the husband, the bandit and the woodcutter all give their accounts of the same event. Each of the four stories is separated by a returning shot to the four men at Rashomon gate. This is quite possibly the only way a story like this can be told. With out the framing there would be no way to tie the four accounts together into a flowing storyline. The audience would be confused by the seemingly random variations in the accounts and thus would not be able to comprehend the true meaning behind the film. .
The location of the framing shots is also essential to the film because it provides the audience with an establishing shot and sets the location of the movie. There is also symbolism deeply embedded into the faming shots. The rain pouring down during each of the shots at the Rashomon Gates can be interpreted a way of foreshadowing the events to come.
In Rashomon we are told a story from varying different points of views. ... Rashomon is based on short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Rashomon and In the Grove. ... I found this movie to be very interesting in the way Akira Kurosawa told the story of Rashomon. ...
The story told by Rashomon is both surprisingly simple and deceptively complex. ... Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" is a good example of a story that is not what it first appears to be. ... Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon tells the story of a murder. ... Rashomon plays with what we can perceive as truth. ...
I was not really able to grasp the essence of "In a Grove- and "Rashomon- the first time I read it. ... In my opinion, "Rashomon- was a vague story. ... Kurosawa's Rashomon was based on the combination of Akutagawa's two stories. ... Many people watch Rashomon to try to piece the stories together and find a conclusion. ... Rashomon was used as the place where the woodcutter, the priest, and the commoner met. ...
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 stories told in Rashomon are more akin to captions without photographs. ... As one of the men under the gate says, "legend has it that the demon living here in Rashomon fled in fear of the ferocity of man" (Rashomon 6). ... Rashomon isn't a film about a murder. Rashomon is a story about the failings of humanity. ...
Rashomon Akutagawa's Rashomon is a fascinating tale about the nature of human behavior in extreme circumstances. ... In Rashomon, there was a great deal of social trouble taking place and the samurai for who the servant had worked for many years had let him go. ... This suspicion is clearly depicted in the following quote: "[The servant begins to climb into the Rashomon to sleep for the night when he sees a light] What sort of person would be making a light in the Rahomon and in a storm? ...
"Rashomon," (1950) is a film directed by Akira Kurosawa. ... The film recounts the account of the bandit whom holds the namesake of the film, the dangerously renowned Rashomon. ... I think, providing that the woodcutters account is factual, Rashomon acts in this way because he is concerned about the way he will be represented after the trial. ... The way in which Rashomon boast himself is a defensive tool in protecting the integrity of his name as a bandit. ... Rashomon has stated himself on multiple accounts that people are motivated purely by self-interest. ...
Born on March 23, 1910 in Tokyo, Akira Kurosawa was the youngest of his eight siblings. Kurosawa said his first significant role model and influence was his art teacher, named Tachikawa, who was focusing on his emphasis on art education for young students. It was in this way that the young kurosawa...
Some of his most recognized films are Rashomon (1950), Throne of Blood (1956) and Ran (1956); his work not only proliferated the talents and culture of Japan at times of difficulties, but also vibrated passion and dreams for young moviemakers all around the globe. ...
