Rashomon
The husband, the wife… or the bandit?
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $117,668
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Rashomon actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Rashomon appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Courtroom Dramas Ranked #6
Placed at #6 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Mystery Movies Ranked #24
Placed at #24 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Crime Movies Ranked #50
Placed at #50 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Rashomon returned 0.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $250,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $117,668
- Release date
- Aug 26, 1950
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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