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Rashomon (1950)

羅生門

Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Japan

drama · crime

3.38Must-See #109composite canon score · ranked #109 of 6563 in our library · on 9 lists & awards

Score = weighted sum over every cited appearance below — methodology.

Rashomon (1950) poster
Courtesy of Daiei, (c) 1950. The author of this picture is Daiei Motion Picture Company (Daiei Kabushiki-gaisha). (Today as Kadokawa Herald Pictures, Inc.). · Public domain

Where it appears

Every appearance is a citable fact; the points column shows what each contributes to the composite score.

AppearanceSourcePoints
Venice Golden Lion winner 1951Venice Golden Lion1.000
Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #20Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll0.683
Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #41Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll0.556
Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1950 #5Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese)0.387
Empire 500 (2008) #290Empire 500 (2008)0.183
NYT Best 1,000 MoviesNYT Best 1,000 Movies0.167
Criterion Collection spine #138Criterion Collection0.162
Roger Ebert's Great MoviesRoger Ebert's Great Movies0.133
Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite moviesEdgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies0.112

Awards

  • Venice Golden Lion winner 1951