Japanese poster for 'Rashomon.'
Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese crime mystery film directed by Akira Kurosawa, working in close collaboration with cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa. It stars Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō and Takashi Shimura. The film is based on two stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa — ("Rashomon" provides the setting, while "In a Grove" provides the characters and plot).
Rashomon can be said to have introduced Kurosawa and Japanese cinema to Western audiences, albeit to a small and discerning number of theatres, and is considered one of his masterpieces. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and also received an Academy Honorary Award at the 24th Academy Awards.
Rashomon in 1632[]
Father Lawrence Mazzare owned a copy of Rashomon and had lent it to Reverend Simon Jones. After the Ring of Fire, Mazzare talked with Jones about their situation and mentioned to him that he needed to return his copy of Rashomon while joking about the Edict of Restitution.[1]