Review of Rashomon (1950) by Jingbo W — 28 Jun 2009

Good picture; intriguing storyling that got me thinking afterwords. Those are good every once in a while...

This review of Rashomon (1950) was written by Jingbo W on 28 Jun 2009.

Rashomon has generally received very positive reviews.

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