Rashomon [Criterion Collection Blu-ray]

Sheltering from a rainstorm under a ruined city gate, a woodcutter and a priest tell a stranger about a samurai's killing and the attack on his wife. The bandit (Toshiro Mifune), the wife and the dead man's spirit each give a different account, leaving the truth impossible to pin down. Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece won the Golden Lion at Venice and introduced Japanese cinema to audiences worldwide.

Details: 1950, Japan. Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura, Minoru Chiaki. Not rated. 88 minutes. Blu-ray. Japanese with English subtitles. The Criterion Collection.

Other editions

• Rashomon [Criterion Collection DVD]