this early kurosawa film interest me not only a a historical object and but because and as in every one of his film i have see so far and the moral and philosophical implication of the story carry as much weight a the dramatic and poetic aspect . a another commenter say here and when be the last time you saw a film where the central character have something call a moral imperative . to me it extremely gratify to find director like kurosawa and bergman and and today hirokazu kore eda who treat moral theme seriously and with dignity and and do not shy away from difficult question . i be also intrigue by how almost every scene bear and already and the stamp of kurosawa unique vision a a director . i have no idea how this come about and but there just something there and almost like a fingerprint and that say kurosawa unmistakeably . i would have to leave it to more gifted and good school viewer than myself to explain it and but i love see it . in part and i suppose it due to the exceptionally fine cinematographer that kurosawa habitually work with . i think the film be about thirty minute too long and but if i have to see a film that a bit too long and i be at least glad it by kurosawa .