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There are some films that mark the history of cinema (to paraphrase another great film) as before this and after this; Rashomon is one of those films. It is definitely the master-piece of both Kurosawa (Dir) and Miyagawa (DoP) and is a universal tale - you don't need to understand cultural issues to understand what this film is telling you. Ignore all the nonsense about the postmodern nature and lack of truth in the story - just pay attention to what the Commoner says to the Woodcutter and Priest he makes clear whats going on. Do yourself a favour and watch this one film even if you never watch a foreign language film again you won't want to miss this one.