Rashomon: A Montage of Deception, Truth, and Lies

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 15:34:57 +0000

A psychological thriller about a bandit, woodcutter, samurai, samurai’s wife, and a priest based in Heian era Japan shocked the world so much that it eventually gave birth to a storytelling technique called the ‘Rashomon effect’. Akira Kurosawa directed Rashomon in the early days of his career before he was hailed as a grandmaster.