This film, depicting the life of poor youngsters living in a foundry town, won great popularity and gained a high reputation, receiving the New Director Award from the Directors Guild of Japan and the second prize in the top ten of Kinema Junpo (academic film magazine).
鋳物の町に暮らす貧しい若者の生き方を描いたこの作品は大好評となり、日本映画監督協会新人賞、キネマ旬報ベストテン第2位など高い評価を受けた。