The Kanins' somewhat sentimental script sticks closely to the film, including elements added by Kurosawa that do not appear in Akutagawa's original short stories. The Kanins later went on to write the film screenplay for the Western "The Outrage", which also credits Kurosawa and Akutagawa (but not Hashimoto). "The Outrage" was one of several Westerns based on Kurosawa's films, most notably John Sturges' "The Magnificent Seven", adapted from Kurosawa's historical epic "Seven Samurai" (1954), and Sergio Leone's ground-breaking "Spaghetti Western" "A Fistful of Dollars" (1964). The Kanins' script was also staged on U.S. television as a "Play of the Week" (1960).