Rashomon

Summary

Rashomon is a film^[1]. Rashomon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Rashomon is the creator of Akira Kurosawa^[3].
• Rashomon received the Golden Lion^[4].
• Rashomon received the Academy Honorary Award^[5].
• Rashomon's image is recorded as Rashomon poster.jpg^[6].
• Rashomon's instance of is recorded as film^[7].
• Rashomon's director is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[8].
• Rashomon's screenwriter is recorded as Shinobu Hashimoto^[9].
• Rashomon's screenwriter is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[10].
• Rashomon's screenwriter is recorded as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa^[11].
• Rashomon's composer is recorded as Fumio Hayasaka^[12].
• Rashomon's genre is recorded as drama film^[13].
• Rashomon's genre is recorded as crime film^[14].
• Rashomon's genre is recorded as flashback film^[15].
• Rashomon's genre is recorded as samurai cinema^[16].
• Rashomon's genre is recorded as medieval film^[17].
• Rashomon's based on is recorded as In a Grove^[18].
• Rashomon's based on is recorded as Rashōmon^[19].
• Rashomon's logo image is recorded as Rashomon logo.jpg^[20].
• Rashomon's cast member is recorded as Toshirō Mifune^[21].
• Rashomon's cast member is recorded as Machiko Kyō^[22].
• Rashomon's cast member is recorded as Masayuki Mori^[23].
• Rashomon's cast member is recorded as Takashi Shimura^[24].
• Rashomon's cast member is recorded as Minoru Chiaki^[25].
• Rashomon's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art^[26].
• Rashomon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316754018^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Rashomon's director is recorded as Akira Kurosawa^[8]. Screenwriters include Shinobu Hashimoto^[9], Akira Kurosawa^[10], and Ryūnosuke Akutagawa^[11]. Cast members include Toshirō Mifune^[21], Machiko Kyō^[22], Masayuki Mori^[23], Takashi Shimura^[24], and Minoru Chiaki^[25]. Rashomon is the creator of Akira Kurosawa^[3].

Publication

Publication dates include +1950-08-25T00:00:00Z^[28], +1952-08-04T00:00:00Z^[29], +1951-08-23T00:00:00Z^[30], +1951-12-26T00:00:00Z^[31], and +1952-04-18T00:00:00Z^[32]. Rashomon's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese^[33]. Genres include drama film^[13], crime film^[14], flashback film^[15], samurai cinema^[16], and medieval film^[17].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include human nature^[34], self-image^[35], crime^[36], witness^[37], reliability^[38], and storytelling^[39].

Reception

Awards received include Golden Lion^[4], a film award^[40], in Italy^[41], founded in 1949^[42], headquartered in Venice^[43] and Academy Honorary Award^[5], an Academy Awards^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1928^[46]. Reviews include 9.2/10^[47], 98%^[48], 98/100^[49], 8.1/10^[50], and 4.2/5^[51].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Rashomon include Rashomon effect^[52], a phenomenon^[53].

Why It Matters

Rashomon ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).^[2] Rashomon has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] Rashomon is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]

Entities named for Rashomon include Rashomon effect^[52], a phenomenon^[53].

FAQs

What awards did Rashomon receive?

Honors received include Golden Lion^[4] and Academy Honorary Award^[5].