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MENTAL MODEL · M0199

Rashomon Effect

Rashomon Effect
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

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The Rashomon effect is the phenomenon of the unreliability of eyewitnesses. The effect is named after Akira Kurosawa's 1950 Japanese film Rashomon, in which a murder is described in four contradictory ways by four witnesses.

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The Rashomon effect is the phenomenon of the unreliability of eyewitnesses.

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The same event is narrated contradictorily due to different perspectives, revealing the multifaceted nature of truth.

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