Initially, the film was ranked ninth in Japan, but when it was screened at the Venice Film Festival, it was highly praised by people in the film industry and won the Silver Lion.
当初国内ではベストテン9位の評価だったが、ヴェネツィア国際映画祭に出品されるや海外の映画関係者から絶賛され、サンマルコ銀獅子賞を受賞。