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A 1950 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, pioneering the narrative technique of telling a story through multiple conflicting perspectives.

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Tara notes Kurosawa made Rashomon with almost nothing; Remarkable gives you modern tools, but that alone doesn't guarantee creativity.

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"I recently watched the film Rashomon, which is the Akira Kurosawa film that for the first time used the technique of telling a story through multiple people's perspectives where you never know what was true in the end. That film was made..."

Contrasted with modern tools — Tara notes she has far more power in her iPhone than Kurosawa had, making his achievement all the more remarkable

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Used for: Inspiring creativity and ambition through studying constrained, pioneering filmmaking Praised: Pioneered the multiple-perspectives narrative technique; tasteful, innovative... vs: Contrasted with modern tools — Tara notes she has far more power in her iPhon...

"I recently watched the film Rashomon, which is the Akira Kurosawa film that for the first time used the technique of telling a story through multiple people's perspectives where you never know what was true in the end. That film was made in the '5..."

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