Rashomon

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Rashomon may refer to:

  • Rashomon Gate, the main city gate in Heijokyō, Nara, Japan (now Heiankyō, Kyoto, Japan)
  • Rashomon (short story), a 1915 short story written by Akutagawa Ryunosuke
  • Rashomon (film), a 1950 film directed by Akira Kurosawa, based on the short story
  • Rashomon (play), a 1959 play written by Fay and Michael Kanin, based on the film
  • Rashomon (play), a 2000 play written by Meena Natarajan and Pham Luu and produced by Pangea World Theater, based on short story
  • Rashomon Gate: A Mystery of Ancient Japan, a 2002 novel written by I.J. Parker
  • Rashomon effect, a psychological effect named after the film
  • Rashomon (band), a Leeds-based improvised music ensemble headed by Richard Ormrod
  • List of ninjutsu in Naruto (S-Z)#Summoning: Rashomon, a fictional monster summoned in the Naruto anime series