Tajōmaru
E710845
Tajōmaru is the notorious bandit whose conflicting testimonies drive the plot and themes of truth and perception in Ryūnosuke Akutagawa’s short story "In a Grove."
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandit
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Rashomon (1950 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | In a Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedInPeriod | Heian-period Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commits |
murder
ⓘ
rape ⓘ |
| confessesTo |
assaulting Masago
ⓘ
killing Takehiro ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Ryūnosuke Akutagawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | In a Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | In a Grove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | Japanese literature ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Rashomon and Other Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedConcept | Rashomon effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | iconic example of unreliable narration in modern Japanese fiction ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | high ⓘ |
| motive |
desire for Masago
ⓘ
greed ⓘ |
| nameScript | 多襄丸 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies subjectivity of truth
ⓘ
illustrates unreliability of eyewitness accounts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflicting testimony about a crime
ⓘ
raising questions about truth and perception ⓘ |
| occupation | bandit ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Toshiro Mifune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToCharacter |
abductor of Masago
ⓘ
attacker of Takehiro ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
antagonist
ⓘ
central character ⓘ unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | forest near Kyoto ⓘ |
| testimonyCharacteristic |
contradictory with other accounts
ⓘ
self-justifying ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
honor and shame
ⓘ
relativity of truth ⓘ subjective memory ⓘ |
| victimOfCrime |
Masago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takehiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponUsed | sword ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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