Machiko K

Rashomon, the main south gate of Kyoto, Japan. A wandering monk, a woodcutter and a beggar were taking shelter from the rain under the city gate. The three of them chatted idly. As the topic began, the curtain of the story rose: a warrior and his wife passed through a desolate mountain and encountered an accident. The wife was insulted and the samurai was brutally killed. How did this tragic incident occur? The murderer, the wife, and the samurai died