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Murtaza Ali

10Feb12

Rashomon is extraordinarily unique as a concept, and perhaps it is this striking attribute that makes it an undisputed masterpiece. The subjectivity of perception with respect to veracity must not be overlooked under any circumstance so as to surmise the most befitting conclusion. The complete review is present at: http://apotpourriofvestiges.blogspot.com/2012/02/potpourri-of-vestiges-review-by-murtaza.html

Nicolò Fantini

4Feb12

Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore...

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Hüseyin Çelikoğlu

7Jan12

i watched today :)

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Michael Harbour

3Jan12

Deservedly classic. Beautiful cinematography. One of the best, most realistic, and funniest fight scenes ever.

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Edward Copeland

25Dec11

The film that made the world stand up and take notice of Akira Kurosawa remains an influential cultural milestone six decades later. It happens to be a damn good movie as well. http://eddieonfilm.blogspot.com/2010/12/rashomon.html

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Christian Butoi

20Dec11

Off all movies that exist, if one could step in the divinity layer, it's this one. It's so well balanced, that only the master of masters can achieve.

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VENIMOS LOS JODIMOS Y NOS FUIMOS

13Nov11

Pieza de culto y de celoso resguardo en todas las filmotecas del mundo, de notable complejidad y en el que Kurosawa, valiendose de un recurso narrativo bastante poco empleado en ese entonces, hace un uso magistral de la elipsis cinematográfica (varias historias sobre una misma historia) ahora bastante común en nuestros dias (pienso en Pulp fiction de tarantino, Before the rain de Manchevsky, El callejon de los milagros de Fons, toda la filmografia de Alejandro Gonzalez Iñarritu, étc.) La cinta tiene como eje principal la violación de una mujer (Machiko Kyo) y el asesinato del esposo de esta, un soberbio samurai (Masayuki Mori) a manos de un brutal bandido (personificado, por supuesto, por Toshiro Mifune, una de las presencias varoniles emblematicas del cine de Kurosawa), siendo el caso narrado desde diferentes puntos de vista, ninguno de los cuales, sin embargo, detenta la verdad absoluta de los hechos. Kurosawa, como en casi la mayoria de su cine, hace una dolorosa reflexión sobre la incapacidad del ser humano para convivir con sus semejantes, en un film con una visión bastante pesimista acerca del mundo la cual, no obstante, deja un espacio al final para la esperanza, personificada esta en la figura de un recién nacido quién es adoptado por el leñador encarnado por Takashi Shimura, cuyo espontaneo acto de humanidad, logra expíar parte de su culpa ante los terribles hechos narrados. Sobresaliente es el aspecto visual de la cinta, con tomas angulares debajo del bosque que serían posteriormente copiadas hasta el cansancio por infinidad de cineastas, y no olvidemos las torrenciales lluvias que caen a lo largo de casi toda la pelicula (Kurosawa es visto como uno de los grandes cineastas de la lluvia). Tiene además el interes histórico de ser la película que dio a conocer al mundo a la industria del cine japonés, una industria tan antigua como el cine mismo, y que no sólo permitió saber dela obra de Kurosawa al resto del mundo, sino también del talento de grandes realizadores como Mizoguchi, Ozu, Naruse y Kinugasa, lo que derivó en el surgimiento de un llamado "efecto Kimono" (una total veneración del publico occidental por todo el cine proveniente de Japón, concretándose en sendos reconocimientos otorgados en prestigiosos festivales de cine.) A pesar de ser Kurosawa catalogado desde entonces por la critica internacional como el mas grande cineasta japonés, en su pais natal, en contraste, su pelicula y buena parte de su obra posterior, fueron vistas despectivamente por sus compatriotas. En el caso particular de este film, les parecía una historia dificil de comprender, sin poder explicarse menos aún el como era posible que una pelicula semejante gozase de tanto éxito mas alla de las fronteras del pais. Por lo demas, se trata de uno de esos films en los que siempre se descubre, a cada nueva vision, algo nuevo y trascendente. Esto es CINE (así, con letras mayúsculas) y punto.

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ramosbarajas

30Oct11

The cinematographer and director experiment to achieve marvelous results. The story itself is what makes the film worth. Relating one incident from different points of view, it is a completely new experience. Subjective by design, the viewer learns that everything on screen is not necessarily the truth. The end is interesting since it seeks a validation for humanity and that can lack some cohesiveness.

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julesandvincent

25Sep11

masterpiece, a work of art

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Chase

16Sep11

Toshiro Mifune is an amazing improv acotr

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Ace Craven

15Sep11

"This time, i may finally lose my faith in the human soul." A distinct progression from his past work in every way. Kurosawa worked little with flashback until '50. A portraiture style in-story story-telling opened up a whole new realm stylistically. Revolutionary cinematography. Mifune is ravagely brilliant. If it werent for the cut-style progression, this would be amongst the best. Hysteric, engaging & refined.

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Faust

12Sep11

Japanese Legend

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Darinka

12Sep11

Kurosawa makes us take part in the story. Great film!

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Muhamad Fajar Ibrahim

25Aug11

This is my first encounter with Kurosawa's brilliance. And man, how much I love it! The story, the narrative structure, the cast, the cinematography, etc etc. I can watch it over and over again.

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candt

24Aug11

Lighter than I expected, with some fantastic lines.

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Dave

20May11

I tend to agree with the assessment that, unlike Kurosawa's other legitimate masterpieces, this film feels a bit dated.

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Jerry K. K.

11May11

And we have nonsense like "Basic (2003)" disgracing this piece of art. :(

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    Elisou

    3Aug11

    I don't know if you've heard about Misty (1996). It's a Japanese remake directed by Kenki Saegusa. The romantic side is emphasized and the story is simplified but the dreamy visuals are worth seeing, I think it's pretty decent :)

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    Jerry K. K.

    3Aug11

    Nice recommendation. Thanks, will definitely check it out.

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ana kinukawa

6May11

kurosawa is one of the best and rashomon just proves his amazing creativity and camera ability. the characters are all great. the movie is black and white but with the different perspectives captured and the energy of the story itself it gains unimaginably beautiful colors.

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ILoveCourtneyHate

3May11

jeez, what a bore, I was very disappointed in this, this film is completely dated and I feel just simply does not hold up today - consider a film similar in theme and structure, Bergman's From The Life of the Marionettes - one of Bergman's finest films, it is deeply moving and offers a highly developed view of murder without resorting to inane sixth-form style poetry, like Rashomon.

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Francisco R.

29Apr11

What really makes this a Kurosawa film is the ending, for better or worse.

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SeanMichael

26Apr11

At times I had wished Kurosawa had shown us instead of telling us but nevertheless a classic.

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zazie

6Apr11

Almost perfect

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ALGUIEN

17Mar11

El trabajo con la cámara es extraordinario. La estructura narrativa es interesante. La aparición del bebé es una soberana mamada.

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Erik Villasenor

2Mar11

probably the most poetic Kurosawa film I've seen so far

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oliv.tv

1Feb11

A good movie. A little bit slow by moments, but for a 1950's movie it's ok. Un très bon film. Un peu lent par moments, mais pour un film des années 1950 ça va...

Jordan K. Ellis

9Jan11

Actual truth or pure fiction these terms defy Kurosawa's masterpiece, Rashomon. Rashomon (Def.: large gate) involves the unique perspectives of eye witnesses account of rape and murder, each story different from the next. The lighting is absolutely brilliant, taking place in this depiction of a dark medieval Japan. The sun piercing down wicked trees of a horrific event. No doubt, this is a question of what is truth?

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Benjamin

14Nov10

I LOVED IT! Kurosawa is not afraid to show us the truth!

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danhofstra

2Nov10

this is what genius looks like...perfect

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Cloud9

6Oct10

My favorite Kurosawa. A must see for every film buff

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laurab

6Oct10

The first Kurosawa flick I ever saw. We watched Rashomon in a high school film class. Blew my mind! Brilliant. You really can't beat the opening scenes.