1991 film directed by Hiroaki Yoshida
Iron Maze Directed by Hiroaki Yoshida Written by Hiroaki Yoshida (screen story) and Tim Metcalfe (screen story) / Tim Metcalfe Based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 's story In a Grove .Starring Cinematography Morio Saegusa Edited by Bonnie Koehler Production companies
Release date
October 10, 1991 (1991-10-10 )
Running time
104 minutes Countries Japan, United States Language English Budget $9 million[1]
Iron Maze is a 1991 Japanese and American film directed by Hiroaki Yoshida and executive produced by Oliver Stone , starring Jeff Fahey , Bridget Fonda , Hiroaki Murakami , and J.T. Walsh .
Based on Ryūnosuke Akutagawa 's story In a Grove (the same short story that was used for Kurosawa 's Rashomon ), this contemporary re-telling shifts the action to a Pennsylvania 'Rust Belt' town.[2] [3]
Plot
The son of a Japanese billionaire is injured in an abandoned steel mill he bought in a Pennsylvania town. The police discover it might not be an accident when they start questioning the people in the town.
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Reception
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called it "Rashomon in the Rust Belt".[4] Vincent Canby of The New York Times said it was a "leading entry in the looniest movie of the year sweepstakes."[5]
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