The Kurosawa Century #2: Narrative and Structure: Rashomon (1950) & The Hidden Fortress (1958)

Rashomon (1950, 88 Minutes) In the post-truth world of the 21st century, Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon offers some guidance. The film announced Kurosawa as a major new voice in global cinema with its stunning cinematography and experimental approach to narrative. Based on short stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, the story provides four varying accounts of a sexual assault and subsequent murder. The film…