Scandal

Scandal

About

Before Rashmomon, Kurosawa managed to fit in this small, personal movie about the effect a media witchhunt has on a prominent lawyer and, in particular, his family. Based on a story which a stranger apparently related to the director in a bar, its cautionary commentary on journalistic ethics is topical to this day, showing how the small matter of personal privacy should never get in the way of a good story.

Cast & Connections

Actor: Eitarô Ozawa, Shirley Yamaguchi, Yôko Katsuragi, Takashi Shimura, Toshirô Mifune, Noriko Sengoku
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writer: Ryuzo Kikushima
Producer: Takashi Koide
Photographer: Toshio Ubukata

In a nutshell

Anybody contemplating a tabloid career should watch this movie.

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