Is Rashomon one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Rashomon end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Rashomon easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Rashomon

Name: Rashomon
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1950
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura, Masayuki Mori, Minoru Chiaki

The husband, the wife… or the bandit?

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by Daiei Film

195088 min8.0 / 10

A formally radical meditation on the impossibility of objective truth, told through four irreconcilable accounts of a crime in feudal Japan.

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

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Questions people ask

Is Rashomon one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.
Does Rashomon end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Rashomon sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Rashomon easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Rashomon scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Rashomon violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.