Akira Kurosawa’s masterful juxtaposition of two stories by Ryonosuke Akutugawa recounts an incident of supposed rape and murder, presented through the conflicting testimonies of four self-serving individuals. Superb cinematography by Kazuo Miyagawa. With Toshiro Mifune, Machiko Kyo, Masayuki Mori. Japanese dialog with subtitles. See also DVD, AT # 65730. Remade in 1964 as " The Outrage", AT #85577.