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Rashomon - Japanese movie by Akira Kurosawa
Rashomon - Criterion Collection (1951): Akira Kurosawa

Rashomon can refer to several things:

  • Rashomon (羅生門 or 羅城門 Rajyomon) is one of gates in Heijyokyo and consequently Heiankyo, both are now Kyoto.
  • Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese motion picture by Akira Kurosawa.
  • Rashomon is also a 1915 Japanese novel written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke.
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