The film is known for a plot device that involves various characters providing subjective, alternative, self-serving, and contradictory versions of the same incident. "Rashomon" was the first Japanese film to receive a significant international reception; it won several awards, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1951, and an Academy Honorary Award at the 24th Academy Awards in 1952, and is considered one of the greatest films ever made. The Rashomon effect is named after the film.