Rashomon (1950)

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The husband, the wife… or the bandit?

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

• Released: 1950-08-26
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 28m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.0/10 from 2,670 votes

Directed by Akira Kurosawa.

Top cast

• Toshirō Mifune as Tajômaru
• Machiko Kyō as Masako
• Takashi Shimura as Woodcutter
• Masayuki Mori as Takehiro
• Minoru Chiaki as Priest
• Kichijirō Ueda as Commoner
• Noriko Honma as Medium
• Daisuke Katō as Policeman

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Where to watch Rashomon

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, YouTube Free, Plex, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel; watch free on Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: watch free on Plex
• Canada: stream on Crave; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: watch free on Plex; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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