this movie just keep on get good a it play . the pacing be absolutely perfect and the beginning and most of the movie itself be slow and reflect the oppress heat . at the end it keep get quicker a murukami become more and more frantic . the best scene of the film be it climax when murukami corner yusa in the wood and the image be wonderful . and the end of the scene they fall to the ground and side by side and like twin . the symmetry of the shot create a parallel between the two character which be further explore in the rest of the movie and revealing that the two men be of the same kind . the acting be wonderful and takashi shimura do a great job in portray his veteran or mentor character and a young mifune do a great job in show murukami shame and lack of self confidence . it a shame the quality of the picture isn not as good a other black and white film but the movie from 1949 so you can not really blame kurosawa . i give this one a positive . if you like kurosawa or film noir this be a must see .