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Ambrose Bierce story "The Moonlight Road"...

posted 4 years ago by christomacin (4529)
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is believed to be the basis for the Akutagawa story "In A Bamboo Grove", which was adapted by Kurosawa as the film "Rashomon".
This is a voice recording of the Bierce story:
https://youtu.be/tgwlRObwS1k
This is a voice recording of the Akutagawa story:
https://youtu.be/yEMec_6rWXo

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Interesting. I have read a lot from Ambrose Bierce and enjoyed watching Rashomon, but never realized the connection.