Rashō Gate

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Rashō Gate is the English meaning of the Japanese title "Rashōmon," referring to the grand, decaying city gate famously depicted in Japanese literature and film.

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Rashō Gate canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
city gate ⓘ
appearsInGenre Japanese cinema ⓘ
Japanese literature ⓘ
architecturalStyle ancient Japanese ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of decay and moral decline in Japanese literature ⓘ
depictedIn film Rashomon directed by Akira Kurosawa ⓘ
short story Rashōmon by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ⓘ
era Heian period ⓘ
function main city gate ⓘ
southern entrance to the capital ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Rajōmon ⓘ
hasCulturalLegacy frequent subject of academic analysis in literature and film studies ⓘ
influence on world cinema through film Rashomon ⓘ
hasEnglishName Rashō Gate ⓘ
hasJapaneseName 羅城門 ⓘ
hasKanji 城 ⓘ
羅 ⓘ
門 ⓘ
hasNotableThemeInDepictions crime ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
survival ⓘ
hasRomanizedName Rashōmon ⓘ
inspiredTitleOf film Rashomon ⓘ
short story Rashōmon ⓘ
languageOfName Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Heian-kyō ⓘ
linked to: Kyoto

Kyoto ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ
material wood ⓘ
nameMeaning fortified city gate ⓘ
notableFor grand scale ⓘ
state of decay in literary depictions ⓘ
partOf city wall of Heian-kyō ⓘ
referencedIn Japanese folklore ⓘ
classical Japanese tales ⓘ
status destroyed ⓘ
symbolizes moral ambiguity ⓘ
ruin of former glory ⓘ
social disorder ⓘ
transliterationSystem Hepburn romanization ⓘ

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Rashōmon → titleMeaning → Rashō Gate ⓘ
Rashō Gate → hasEnglishName → Rashō Gate ⓘ