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Akira Kurosawa's Oscar-winning study of truth focuses on conflicting eyewitness accounts of a murder.
1950
English
Crime Drama
Drama
Mystery
Jidaigeki
Adaptation
Costumer
Cast & Crew
Toshirô Mifune
(Actor)
.. Tajomaru
Machiko Kyō
(Actor)
.. Masago
Masayuki Mori
(Actor)
.. Takehiro
Takashi Shimura
(Actor)
.. Firewood Dealer
Minoru Chiaki
(Actor)
.. Priest
Kichijirô Ueda
(Actor)
.. Commoner
Fumiko Homma
(Actor)
.. Medium
Daisuke Kato
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Masyauki Mori
(Actor)
Noriko Honma
(Actor)
More Information
Did You Know..
Toshirô Mifune
(Actor)
.. Tajomaru
Machiko Kyō
(Actor)
.. Masago
Born:
March 25, 1924
Trivia:
Brought to films in 1949 on the strength of her beauty and dancing skills, Machiko Kyo unexpectedly proved to be an actress of unusual power and intensity. Only 18 years old when she burst onto the international film scene as the humiliated wife in Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon (1953), she followed this triumph with such roles as the ghostly Lady Wakara in Kurosawa's Ugetsu (1954) and the much-desired Lady Kesa in Teinosuke Kinusaga's Gate of Hell (1954). In 1955, she essayed the title role in Princess Yang Kwei Fei, one of her several collaborations with director Kenji Mizoguchi. Her English-language film debut came in 1956, when she was cast opposite Marlon Brando and Glenn Ford in the Okinawa-based Teahouse of the August Moon. Retiring from films in 1976, Machiko Kyo made one last screen appearance in 1985's Kesho.
Masayuki Mori
(Actor)
.. Takehiro
Takashi Shimura
(Actor)
.. Firewood Dealer
Minoru Chiaki
(Actor)
.. Priest
Born:
January 01, 1917
Died: November 02, 1999
Died: November 02, 1999
Trivia:
Japanese actor Minoru Chiaki made 11 films with renowned director Akira Kurosawa, making him one of the most recognized actors from that country. Chiaki's film debut occurred in 1949, with Kurosawa's film Stray Dog. The remainder of his collaborations with the director would be in supporting role capacities, with his highest billed role coming in The Hidden Fortress in 1958. In his later years, Chiaki became a staple of the small screen, appearing in several Japanese television dramas. He died in late 1999.
Kichijirô Ueda
(Actor)
.. Commoner
Born:
March 30, 1904
Fumiko Homma
(Actor)
.. Medium
Daisuke Kato
(Actor)
.. Policeman
Born:
February 18, 1911
Masyauki Mori
(Actor)
Noriko Honma
(Actor)
