This should be Kurosawa Akira's early work. Neither the length nor the plot of the film is as grand as the later works. The film tells the uneasiness of the seven fugitive masters and servants when passing the level and the composure and wit of the general in the face of danger. There is also an important supporting role in the film is a funny porter. He is in stark contrast to the calm monk. The actors' performances are excellent. The mood of the characters has experienced the anxiety before entering the level, the tension in the level, the anxiety of preparing to leave, the shock of being intercepted again, the relief after leaving, and the suspicion of being caught up again, which can be described as thrilling.
In the film, when walking on the road many times, there is a male voice singing in the background. Although the actors are silent, but the mood of the characters has been revealed. This is relatively rare in Kurosawa's later works.
There is Shimura Joe in the film, but he is still an inconspicuous supporting role.
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