In the third installment of our Samurai and Sombreros series, Alex and Jonathan look at Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon (1950) and it’s western genre adaptation The Outrage (1964). We talk Rashomon‘s technical innovations, what makes a work stand the test of time, and examples of the “Rashomon Effect.”
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Skip to: Rashomon (3:55), The Outrage (22:35), Overall (40:57), Coming Attractions (55:10)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- Akira Kurosawa’s Something Like an Autobiography
- Mifune: The Last Samurai
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
Next week, in response to our recent Twitter poll, we will be covering three remakes of King Kong:
Intro/Outro Music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
The Filmlings 