Rashômon(a.k.a. "In the Woods")
Japan (1950): Drama
This 1950 film by Akira Kurosawa is more than a classic: it's a cinematic archetype that has served as a template for many a film since. (Its most direct influence was on a Western remake, The Outrage, 1964, starring Paul Newman and directed by Martin Ritt.) In essence, the facts surrounding a rape and murder are told from four different and contradictory points of view, suggesting the nature of truth is something less than absolute. The cast, headed by Kurosawa's favorite actor, Toshirô Mifune, is superb. (amctv.com)
1 nomination, 1 Special Award
· Special Award 1951 - Best Foreign Language Film released in the US during 1951
· Art Direction/Set Decoration (Black and White) 1952: So Matsuyama - Art Direction, H. Motsumoto - Set Decoration