Daiei Film Rashomon
Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 1950
Quick Verdict
Rashomon (1950) has a 92% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, Letterboxd, and IMDb. Celluloid Pick — highly recommended.
92%
Celluloid Score Celluloid Pick Averaged from 5 sources
98% Critic Score
93% Audience
98 Metascore
★★★★☆ Letterboxd 4.4
8.2 IMDb /10
Is Rashomon worth watching?
Yes — Rashomon earns a 92% Celluloid Score. Celluloid Pick — highly recommended.
Critics Consensus
The film that introduced Japanese cinema to the world and gave us the term Rashomon effect.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.
What is Rashomon about?
Witnesses offer contradictory accounts of a samurai's murder in a forest, exposing the instability of truth and human self-deception.
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