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By Rumsey Taylor (94) for Not Coming to a Theater Near You (268) on 19 May 2003

Rashomon is laudable foremost for its very use of its medium, timelessly engaging, and as singularly influential as any film in history…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 31 May 2002

The wonder of Rashomon is that while the shadowplay of truth and memory is going on, we are absorbed by what we trust is an unfolding story…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 21 Apr 2002

There is so much content in its 88-minute running time that even careful viewers feel their heads spinning when they first see it…

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By James Kendrick (1,607) for Q Network Film Desk (1,607) on 31 Mar 2002

Despite the many imitators, no one has quite duplicated the power and gnawing unease of this challenging film…

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By Christopher Null (908) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 23 Mar 2002

A biting commentary on deceit, gender roles, and due process (not to mention Japanese culture)…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 01 Jan 2000

Today, nearly fifty years after it was made, Rashomon has lost none of its fascination or power…

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By Ted Prigge (137) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 01 Jan 2000

The film is not only a landmark for being one of the most philosophical and brilliant films of all time, but is also one of the most entertaining…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 13 May 1983

A penetrating study of the subjectivity of truth and perception, changed cinema forever and inspired the phrase the Rashomon effect…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 14 Jan 1961

Akira Kurosawa's 1950 masterwork is a chilling, utterly memorable dissection of the nature of human communication…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 02 Dec 1955

Every element in the film, from the dense thicket of forest branches to master cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa's deceptive framing and lighting…

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By Josh Larsen (2,042) for LarsenOnFilm (1,412) on 05 May 1953

Rashomon is a movie of ideas first and foremost. There is little room for subtext here…

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