Rashomon is a legend in film. It was a low-budget movie that tells a narrative of a murder in the perspective of four witnesses. It was received well, winning awards for Best Foreign Film and Best Directed Film.

What made Rashomon so great was not only the unique style of telling different sides to the story, but also in the way director Kurosawa framed each of his scenes. Each frame told a story before words would be spoken. With his different approach to directing, one might call him a pioneer of “New Wave Cinema.”
New Wave Cinema refers to filmmakers who rejected traditional forms of cinema in favor of experimenting with narrative, editing style and visual images. The video attached goes into detail about the framing throughout the movie, explaining how the camera will move in such ways to illustrate emotions. He also compares the intricately framed scenes in Roshomon to high budget movies that had much less camerawork.

While the movie already has a compelling story line to make for a good movie, Kurosawa goes above and beyond to prove himself as a legendary director. Thus, inspiring and setting a bar for directors of the time to match his quality camerawork.