Rashomon (1950)

Share this quote on facebook It sounded interesting, at least while I kept out of the rain. But if it's a sermon, I'd sooner listen to the rain.

Share this quote on facebook No one tells a lie after he's said he's going to tell one.

Share this quote on facebook Women use their tears to fool everyone. They even fool themselves.

Share this quote on facebook I wanted to hear a story, not one of your sermons.

Share this quote on facebook War, earthquake, winds, fire, famine, the plague. Year after year, it's been nothing but disasters. And bandits descend upon us every night. I've seen so many men getting killed like insects, but even I have never heard a story as horrible as this. Yes. So horrible. This time, I may finally lose my faith in the human soul. It's worse than bandits, the plague, famine, fire or wars.

Share this quote on facebook A human life is truly as frail and fleeting as the morning dew.

Share this quote on facebook Dead men tell no lies.

Share this quote on facebook I saw the couple three days ago. It was a hot afternoon. Suddenly a cool breeze rustle the leaves. If it hadn't been for that wind, I wouldn't have killed him.

Share this quote on facebook I thought I saw a goddess. At that moment I decided to have her, even if I had to kill her man. But if I could have her without killing, all the better.

Share this quote on facebook She became very pale and stared at me as though her eyes were frozen. She looked like a child when it turns suddenly serious. The sight of her made me jealous of that man. I started to hate him. I wanted to show her what he looked like, all tied up like that. I hadn't even thought of a thing like that before, but now I did.

Share this quote on facebook Wait! Stop! Either you die or my husband dies. One of you must die. To have my shame known to two men is worse than dying. I will go with the survivor.

Share this quote on facebook Priest: I don't want to hear it. No more horror stories.
Commoner: They are common stories these days. I even heard that the demon living here in Rashômon fled in fear of the ferocity of man.

Share this quote on facebook Priest: A man's been murdered.
Commoner: So what? Only one? Why, up on top of this gate, there's always five or six bodies. No one worries about them.

Share this quote on facebook Woodcutter: It's a lie. It's all a lie. Tajômaru's story and the woman's.
Commoner: It's human nature to lie. Most of the time we can't even be honest with ourselves.
Priest: That may be. But it's because men are weak that they lie, even to themselves.
Commoner: Not another sermon. I don't care if it's a lie, as long as it's entertaining. What story did the woman come up with?
Priest: Well, it's completely different from Tajômaru's story. So different that her face didn't even show the fierceness he spoke of. She was so docile, she was almost pitiful.

Share this quote on facebook Woodcutter: Selfish!
Commoner: What's wrong with that? That's the way we are, the way we live. You just can't live unless you're what you call selfish.
Woodcutter: Damn it. Everyone is selfish and dishonest. Making excuses. The bandit, the woman, the man, and you!

Share this quote on facebook Kichijirô Ueda - Commoner