It was a masterpiece that was said to have surpassed the original work by Seicho MATSUMOTO, the original author, and was a major box office success that went on to sweep the film awards of the year.
原作者の松本清張に原作を上回る出来と言わしめる傑作で、興行的にも大成功をおさめ、その年の映画賞を総なめにした。