The pic was Kurosawa's penultimate film. He was 81 when it was completed. His other credits include seminal features like Sanshiro Sugata, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Dersu Uzala, and Dodes'ka-den .

Japanese director Takeshi Kitano ... edition under the directorship of former film producer, distributor and sales agent Julien Rejl. The poster was created by graphic designer Michel Welfringer.