Akira Kurosawa’s classic 1950 film Rashomon is in development as a dramatic mystery thriller series from Amblin Television, with plans for a 10-episode season which – as with the original movie – will tell a single event from multiple points of view, allowing the audience to piece together the truth behind the mystery.
“We couldn’t be more excited to adapt this extraordinary film as the foundation for a new dramatic mystery thriller series,” said Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, co-presidents of Amblin TV. “It will explore the boundaries of truth and how different perspectives don’t often reveal the same reality. We also couldn’t be happier to be in business with Mark, Leigh Ann, and David who are great producers and partners.”
“We can’t wait to dig in with Justin and Darryl and everyone at Amblin as we adapt this iconic title for television,” added Mark Canton (Power), who will serve as an executive producer on the project. “We feel this storytelling approach and the way it explores truth and reality is especially timely in today’s world.”
Kurosawa’s seminal film explored the murder of a samurai, told from the differing – and contradictory – perspectives of a bandit, a woodcutter, the samurai’s wife and the samurai. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all-time, and received an Honorary Oscar for Outstanding Foreign Film at the 24th Academy Awards.
