Rashomon
1950
Kyoto and Nara, Japan
Akira Kurosawa
Psychological Thriller
What’s it all about: After being knocked off her bridal horse by a marauding bandit, Machiko Kyô finds it’s best not to let the men decide your fate in slut-shaming feudal Japan. A post-atomic ‘he said/she said/ghost said’ about honor, shame and the lies we tell ourselves.
First Encounter: first viewing
Prostitute Index: nil
Death By: “Beat me, kill me, but don’t look at me like that.”
Relics: hand acting, bridal veil
Hoops: falling down while being chased, fighting like a girl, villain with a maniacal laugh
Heartthrobs: Masayuki Mori, Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô
LoFi Magic: swords and knives as tells of desire, hand mask of devastating shame, ripples on a pond, sunlight through leaves
Makes me want to: believe the samurai
Candotti take: n/a
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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