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