Rashomon (1950) Dir: Akira Kurosawa | DP: Kazuo Miyagawa The rule was simple: never point the camera at the sun. Miyagawa broke it. Forest scenes shot with direct sunlight through the canopy. Dappled light on faces. Moving shadows as branches sway. In 1950, this was considered technically impossible. Miyagawa proved it wasn't. But Kurosawa had another idea: use light as truth. Each witness tells the same story differently. Each version has different light. The bandit's version is harsh and brigh