
26 Aug 1950

Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
All the glory of a man is nothing but a short dream.
In a once-scenic village now dominated by a vast trash disposal site, a young man yearns to break free from a cruel fate tying him to the very grounds.
Yu Katayama
Misaki Nakai
Shusaku Ohashi
Kokichi Ohashi
Toru Ohashi
Ryuta Kakei
Keiichi Nakai
Masaru Maruoka
Kimie Katayama
Fumi Ohashi
26 Aug 1950
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
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