One character in this work describes a woman who used to cut up snakes and sell their flesh as fish. Another character in this story is a recently-discharged servant with a pimple on his cheek, who waits for the rain to stop and worries that he will have to become a thief. At the end of this story, the servant kicks an old hag and steals her cloak, leaving her naked, claiming he needs it to survive. The hag had been taking (*) hair off of corpses in the title location in order to make wigs. This story was combined with its author's other story "In a Grove" to form the plot of a Kurosawa film. For 10 points, name this story by Ryunosuke Akutag
One character in this work describes a woman who used to cut up snakes and sell their flesh as fish. Another character in this story is a recently-discharged servant with a pimple on his cheek, who waits for the rain to stop and worries that he will have to become a thief. At the end of this story, the servant kicks an old hag and steals her cloak, leaving her naked, claiming he needs it to survive. The hag had been taking (*) hair off of corpses in the title location in order to make wigs. This story was combined with its author's other story "In a Grove" to form the plot of a Kurosawa film. For 10 points, name this story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, which is set at a namesake gate in Kyoto.
One character in this work describes a woman who used to cut up snakes and sell their flesh as fish.
"Rashomon"