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The film I've chosen to analyze is a Japanese film released in 1950 titled Rashamon. It was directed by Akira Kurasawa, known for directing other Japanese films such as Seven Samurai and Yojimbo. The plot of the film involves the telling of the same story from four different perspectives. Rain is pouring. A woodcutter and a priest are evading the rain under a structure. A bandit seeks shelter with them. They are horrified. The bandit inquires. The woodcutter tells the bandit about the events that occured at court that day that have horrified them. There is a man who has been stabbed and killed. His wife has been raped. A bandit named Tajomaru has been captured and is the prime suspect. The woodcutter was a witness as well. Everyone involved has their own version of what should be the same story. The audience is never certain what the absolute truth is. The different story's are shown visually as if they actually occurred after the person telling their version of events begins talking.