Los Angeles-based Harbor Light Entertainment and Tokyo-based Lotus have just greenlighted to get Akira Kurosawa’s film “Rashomon” remade. Harbor Light announced a remake of “Rashomon” way back in 2001 but have been fighting to get the remake greenlighted. Today they finally made the film a “go”.
Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon” is a Japanese movie made in 1950 that stars Toshiro Mifune who starred the leading role in many of Kurosawa movies. The story is a crime drama, about a family man who is murdered and his wife raped. There are 4 witnesses with each witness telling their side of the story.
The remake is aiming for an American version of the film.
Variety Reports:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117992608.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
I have seen “Rashomon” a few times before and it’s a very good flick.
I see the remake of the American version being more obscene, with more nudity and lots of profanity.
I won’t judge the remake this soon, but hope they make it a good one.
Kev
K'Brocking 
I am with you in every respect.
The American version will probably ruin a masterpiece ONCE AGAIN!
Say what you will about these sneaky yellow bast**ds, Kurosawa knew how to put a movie together. And that Toshiro Mifune guy was the John Wayne of the middle east. Like a slanty Lee Marvin on a rice diet. Like Clint Eastwood that can karate chop a board right outta your hand! That guy knows how to play a good hero with a sword over there with the Orientals. I bet he got all them silky Chinese girls! Lucky dog.
The only Kurosawa remake should be The Seven Samurai and they should cast that Jean Claude Van Damme & Chuck Norris & Steven Segal & Jackie Chan & all them kung fu guys. Maybe even Wesley Snipes because he can do that chop suey karate stuff. But you know how the Orientals and the Blacks get along… so maybe it wouldnt work out.
I wish all them neighborhood kids here would stop picking on all the Korean grocers. It’s not fair.
I feel like I live next door to “Do The Right Thing” in real life! lolz
Except that Segal runs like a girl so they should not film him from the waist down. Other than that they should make that movie.
I am with you in every respect.
The American version will probably ruin a masterpiece ONCE AGAIN!
Say what you will about these sneaky yellow bast**ds, Kurosawa knew how to put a movie together. And that Toshiro Mifune guy was the John Wayne of the middle east. Like a slanty Lee Marvin on a rice diet. Like Clint Eastwood that can karate chop a board right outta your hand! That guy knows how to play a good hero with a sword over there with the Orientals. I bet he got all them silky Chinese girls! Lucky dog.
The only Kurosawa remake should be The Seven Samurai and they should cast that Jean Claude Van Damme & Chuck Norris & Steven Segal & Jackie Chan & all them kung fu guys. Maybe even Wesley Snipes because he can do that chop suey karate stuff. But you know how the Orientals and the Blacks get along… so maybe it wouldnt work out.
I wish all them neighborhood kids here would stop picking on all the Korean grocers. It’s not fair.
I feel like I live next door to “Do The Right Thing” in real life! lolz
Except that Segal runs like a girl so they should not film him from the waist down. Other than that they should make that movie.