Rashomon

Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

Director: Akira Kurosawa, Mitsuo Wakasugi, Tai Katō, Teruyo Nogami, Tokuzō Tanaka

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cast: Daisuke Katō, Kichijirō Ueda, Machiko Kyō, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki, Noriko Honma, Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune