Pilot Moscow animation studio
The film was made with support of the Cinematography Service of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
KLASSIKA Studio Pilot Moscow Animation Studio
present
An Aleksandr Tatarskiy and Valentin Telegin film in three parts
Based on the novel by Georgy Zakolodyazhny
THE RED GATE OF RASHOMON
Dedicated to David...
As I recall, our echelon stopped at the "Zhitomir" station.
I ran to get hot water for tea, to and fro,
and suddenly they announced that on the morning of December 31, 1945
the joint troops of the Soviet Union and Japan
had stormed and taken the capital of fascist Colombia, the city of Megelin.
Hurray!
As everyone knows, that marked the end of World War 2.
Part 1 Red Gate
Stadium
Four years went by.
Our government decided to hold a big sports competition.
And for the first time, a Japanese champion came to Moscow: Akira Kurosawa.
You must remember him. Before that, he was a well-known kamikaze.
Hey! What's up with you?
Pull yourself together. You can do it.
The honor of our homeland was being defended by the record-holder and medal-winner...
...Igor Dostoyevsky. A pretty strong chess-player, too.
And though our champ, as they say, had begun to celebrate the day before,
nobody doubted that he would win.
For this competition, on the Red Gate square in Moscow,
as I recall, an eponymous stadium was built,
named in honor of the common victory: "RASHOMON".
START
Come on! Go! Go!
The referee to the showers! Dostoyevsky!
At the first turn, Dostoyevsky happened to look down
and saw men playing cards under the ice.
"Well," he thought, "no more drinking for me, even 2 days before the competition."
Work with your left! C'mon! Go!
On the next round, he looked
and saw that a player with a beard was about to bid minimum.
"I won't drink even a week before," he decided.
Meanwhile, people began to notice that our champ was slowing down.
At that point, the bearded man swung his arm and showed his hand.
"Idiot!" thought Dostoyevsky.
Oh, my!
The Japanese guy recovered and passed Dostoyevsky after all.
Damn kamikaze.
Banzai!
"I'll never drink again at all!" thought the chastened Dostoyevsky.
Part 2 Red Card
Now, a curious event took place.
Three old buddies decided to play a game of "Preference".
As I remember, Mikhalych got swell cards.
And if the right suit were in the talon,
he could have bid minimum.
Good grief!
"I shouldn't have gotten so sloshed yesterday," grieved Mikhalych.
He was trying to guess what was in the talon.
Yes, vodka is poison. A real poison.
As for that guy on skates...
Mikhalych even thought that he was peeping.
What a bastard!
And out of anger, he showed his hand, the idiot.
Here's my move!
"I'll never drink again at all!" thought the distressed Mikhalych.
Part 3 Red Square
Yeliseyevsky Supermarket
Guys, let me through!
On the night of December 31, at the Yeliseyevsky Supermarket,
two men stood in a queue for vodka: one with a beard, the other a sportsman.
Don't give more than two to a customer!
- Why are you pushing, men?! - Give me the money, it's my turn!
"Where have I seen him before?" both thought simultaneously.
But neither could remember.
Vodka.
- Look, someone broke a vodka! - That guy is naked.
Hey, dear man, what're you doing? Are you blind?!
And then, as I remember, the year 1950 started.
By the way, I never found boiled water in Zhitomir.
No, there was some, but it was cold.
Screenplay by A. Tatarsky, G. Zakolodyazhny
directed by A. Tatarsky, V. Telegin
production designer V. Telegin
cinematography, effects, editing by A. Gankov, L. Shilyaeva, V. Kutsenko
artists M. Lisovoi, Ye. Kosareva, Ye. Donskaya
animators Yu. Akulova A. Podkolzin, P. Barkov, et al.
Actor A. Krasko
sound directors S. Kel, V. Tarasov
Music from compositions by A. Varlamov and A. Tsfasman
The End
producer Klassika Studio
Sound recorded in Dolby technology