Rashōmon
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Kurosawa, Akira, 1910-1998, film director,
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, screenwriter.
Minoura, Jingo, film producer.
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 actor.
Kyō, Machiko, 1924-2019, actor.
Hashimoto, Shinobu, 1918-2018, screenwriter.
Minoura, Jingo, film producer.
Mifune, Toshirō, 1920-1997 actor.
Kyō, Machiko, 1924-2019, actor.
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2012].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Blu-ray special ed.
ISBN
9781604656534
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (44 pages).
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawson McGhee Library - Foreign Films - Media collection | BLU-RAY FOREIGN RASH | On Hold Shelf |
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2012].
Edition
Blu-ray special ed.
Language
jpn
ISBN
9781604656534
UPC
715515100915
Notes
General Note
Based on Yabu no naka (In a grove) and Rashōmon and other stories by Ryunosuki Akutagawa.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1950.
General Note
Special features: New digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack ; Audio commentary by Japanese-film historian Donald Richie; Interview with director Robert Altman; Excerpts from 'The World of Kazuo Miyagawa', a documentary on Rashomon's cinematographer; 'A testimony as an image', a 68-minute documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew; Archivial audio interview with actor Takashi Shimura; Original and rerelease trailers; PLUS: a booklet featuring an essay by film historian Stephen Prince; an excerpt from director Akira Kurusawa's 'Something like an autobiography'; and reprints of Rashomon's two source stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, "Rashomon" and "In a grove."
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Kazuo Miyagawa ; music, Fumio Hayasaka ; art director, So Matsuyama.
Participants/Performers
Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki, Kichijiro Ueda, Fumiko Honma, Daisuke Kato.
Description
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
Blu-ray disc, full screen (1.37:1) presentation; PCM mono; requires Blu-ray player.
Language
In Japanese with English subtitles.
Awards
Academy Awards, 1952: Honorary Award (Most outstanding foreign language film released in the United States during 1951).
Awards
Venice Film Festival, 1951: Golden Lion (Akira Kurosawa) ; Italian Film Critics Award (Akira Kurosawa).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Kurosawa, A., Hashimoto, S., Minoura, J., Mifune, T., Kyō, M., Mori, M., Shimura, T., Chiaki, M., Ueda, K., Honma, F., Katō, D., Miyagawa, K., Hayasaka, F., Matsuyama, S., & Akutagawa, R. (2012). Rashōmon (Blu-ray special ed.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. 2012. Rashōmon. The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Akira Kurosawa et al.. Rashōmon The Criterion Collection, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Kurosawa, Akira, et al. Rashōmon Blu-ray special ed., The Criterion Collection, 2012.
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