Rashomon Definition

A term derived from the title of a novella by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa and the subsequent famous film by Akira Kurosawa, it refers to a situation where several different versions of the same event are given by various people involved or witnesses, all of which are contradictory and provide different perspectives. It suggests a complexity and ambiguity about the truth of a situation due to human subjectivity and possible deception.