Akira Kurosawa’s Oscar-winning Rashômon comes to Blu-ray for the first time in the UK, released on DVD and Blu-ray by the BFI on 21 September 2015. Exclusive special features include a newly-produced 34-minute location documentary and a feature-length audio commentary by Kurosawa expert Stuart Galbraith IV. Also included is an extensive booklet with new writing and full credits.
A woodcutter witnesses a horrific series of events – an ambush, rape and murder. In the telling of the tale, however, each of the four participants gives a different view of what actually happened – is anyone telling the truth?
Kurosawa’s masterly and influential film plays on the subjective nature of truth while unfurling a riveting tale of violence and greed.
