"very good", noting that Toshiro Mifune and "the entire cast, particularly the men, give excellent portrayals" and that Hiroshi Murai's "crisp black and white photography is more effective in the outdoor, dead-of-winter panoramas and fight scenes" See also Hitokiri Footnotes References External links Films directed by Kihachi Okamoto 1964 films 1960s Japanese-language films Jidaigeki films Samurai films Films with screenplays by Shinobu Hashimoto Films produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Films scored by Masaru Sato Toho films Films set in Bakumatsu 1960s Japanese films