RASHOMON

One Sheet (27" x 41")
Very Fine on Linen
RKO, 1950

This is the first American release poster for the film.

There is a slight warping of the bottom right corner.

A significant film in the history of Japanese cinema, this was director Akira Kurosawa's tale of the vicious murder of a samurai by a roving bandit, told largely in flashback by the samurai's wife, a woodcutter who witnessed the event, the bandit, and, by way of a medium, the victim himself. All four tell different stories, leading to a compelling exploration of the meaning of truth.

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