 The liberal leaning "Asahi Shimbun" said the film "illustrates and examines the weakness of human nature".The "Mainichi Shimbun" called the film Jiang's "overarching question on human nature".The conservative "Yomiuri Shimbun" also complimented Jiang, Kagawa Teruyuki and Kenya Sawada, saying their acting was "colorful" and "believable".