Akira Kurosawa's 1950 film, in which a crime in a forest is recounted in four irreconcilable versions. Its Golden Lion at Venice in 1951 opened Japanese cinema to the world, and its structure gave a name, the Rashomon effect, to the problem of contradictory eyewitness truth, cited far beyond film.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Japan, originated there.
- Also in Language Atlas: Japanese, original language there.
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1. Wikidata: Rashomon
Wikidata Q135465, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source 2. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Rashomon, Description, original language
Its Golden Lion at Venice in 1951 opened Japanese cinema to the world, and its structure gave a name, the Rashomon effect, to the problem of contradictory eyewitness truth, cited far beyond film.
- In Medium: Film
- Created By: Akira Kurosawa
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Wikidata P166: Academy Honorary Award
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Honorary Award.
Wikidata P166: Golden Lion
Wikidata P166 (award received): Golden Lion.
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