Rashōmon [videorecording] /
In the Woods. Rasho-Mon.
- [Irvington, NY?] : Criterion Collection, c2001.
- 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Criterion Collection ; 138. Classic collection. .
- Criterion collection ; 138. Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) .
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1950. Based on Yabu no naka (= In a grove) and Rashōmon and other stories by Ryunosuki Akutagawa. Run time: approx. 88 min. Aspect ratio 1.33:1. "Janus Films." Special features: New high-definition digital transfer ; commentary by Donald Richie ; video introduction by Robert Altman ; excerpts from The world of Kazuo Miyagawa ; reprints of the Rashomon source stories, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In a grove" and "Rashomon" ; Akira Kurosawa on Rashomon (excerpt from his book Something like an autobiography) ; theatrical trailer ; new English subtitle translation ; RSDL dual-layer ed.
Set in the Middle Ages, the nature of truth and subjective reality are probed in a series of flashbacks from four viewpoints to present the case history of a man's murder and the rape of his wife by a bandit.
DVD.
Japanese or English language soundtrack (mono) with optional English subtitles.