Heterodox
Read to the end — Kurowsawa's memo to his assistants, who didn't get what Rashomon was about at first If you haven't seen Roshomon, it's the story of a trial in which the participants relate their versions of the same event from their respective points of view. It's a great elucidation of "perspectivism" aka "standpoint" epistemology. In this sense, the work is "philosophical"in addition to being a cinematic tour de force. All of Kurosawa's films are monuments in cinematic art, and many...
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