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Rashomon (12A)

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Still from Rashomon

Akira Kurosawa’s monumental 1950 psychological thriller returns to the big screen in this glorious 4K restoration.

Unreliable narration is taken to a new level in this landmark film, one of Akira Kurosawa’s finest, which introduced post-war Japanese cinema to international audiences. The film concerns a woodcutter who witnesses a horrific series of events -an ambush, the rape of a noblewoman and the subsequent murder of her samurai husband by a bandit. Yet, in the recounting of the incidents at the trial, differing versions come from all involved, thus raising questions about the reliability of subjective 'truth'.

Kurosawa's masterpiece won the Golden Lion at the 1951 Venice Film Festival and an Honorary Oscar for the most outstanding foreign film. It remains one of the key works of Japanese cinema.

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Japan 1950 dir Akira Kurosawa 88 min

Barbican Cinemas

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.