KUROSAWA had been searching for a more realistic way to express swordfights (as seen in 'Rashomon', 'Seven Samurai', and 'Ketto Kagiya no Tsuji' (The Duel at the Key-Maker's Corner) for which he wrote the script), eliminating the element of dance performance which is impossible in a real fight.
黒澤は、そうした現実の格闘ではあり得ない舞踊的表現を排除したリアルな殺陣の表現を探っていた（「羅生門(映画)」、「七人の侍」、脚本を書いた「荒木又右ヱ門決闘鍵屋の辻」）。