A Review of Japanese Film Rashomon

摘要

Kurosawa's Rashomon combines two Japanese folk stories into a tale that explores,from a focal point of the ruined Rashomon temple near Kyoto,the nature of trust,of truth,and the unimpressive reality of human nature.The film reveals the most ominous aspect of human nature that is often full of unconscious prejudice,contradictory and hypocrisy.Kurosawa's distinc tive cinematography,precise close-ups,bold editing,soundtrack,multiple perspectives and long periods of silence,all of which are pivotal to his aesthetic,combine to make this film uniquely filmatic and captivating.However,Rashomon brought Kurosawa both the recognition from the West and the controversy in his native country.