PART OF A LINCOLN FILM SERIES: KUROSAWA / MIFUNE
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Join us at the Lincoln Theatre for our film series Kurosawa / Mifune.
In the 1950s and '60s, director Akira Kurosawa and actor Toshirô Mifune were an unstoppable team, creating 16 films together that form the bedrock of modern Japanese cinema.
Kurosawa once said, "All the films that I made with Mifune, without him, they would not exist," while Mifune himself claimed, "I have never as an actor done anything that I am proud of other than with him."
Come see for yourself what Kurosawa and Mifune were so proud of -- here are four films that rank among the greatest ever made, inspiring countless filmmakers for decades to come.
August 6: Rashomon
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, Rashomon is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
"Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing. The script portrays such human beings -- the kind who cannot survive without lies to make them feel they are better people than they really are." —Akira Kurosawa, Something Like an Autobiography
Directed by Akira Kurosawa
Starring Toshirô Mifune, Machiko Kyô, Masayuki Mori, Takashi Shimura
Japan | Japanese | 1950 | Drama, Mystery | 88 minutes | NR
Film Prices
Lincoln Theatre Members get $2.00 off on the following prices with discount code:
General: $11.00
Seniors, Students, and Active Military: $10.00
Children 12 and under: $8.50
All prices include a $2.00 Preservation Fee that goes directly into our capital account for the preservation of the Lincoln Theatre and its programs.