If the film is analyzed from the point of view of the story, it is not difficult to understand, or it has caused the viewers to think more deeply. Because first of all, the length of time limits the narrative of the story. Thirdly, the beginning, development, and end of the entire film are not sloppy at all, and the layout is clear.
In my opinion, this is a small story of his own national culture expressed by Akira Kurosawa using his own understanding of film art and his superficial sense of film techniques.
Most people understand this short story as a story that the protagonists met a porter while on their way; but I feel that it is more like a story that a porter met a group of people while working, and then happened.
The two statements, reversed in one order, are completely different.
The porter seems to be a supporting role, but in terms of film shooting techniques and expression, he is a well-deserved protagonist. As I said earlier, when the story is not thought-provoking, this is a work that expresses the director's talent for filmmaking in a hearty way, like poetry. Wilderness, cunning, ridiculous, solemn, conflict, ingenuity, feasting, and, at the end, the dance of the flower, and finally the sight of the porter sleeping alone, clothed.
The 59-minute film, with a person who makes people laugh as the protagonist, makes people watch a drama that belongs to Japanese culture. It is a good movie and it is well handled. It should be this early attempt that made Kurosawa. Ming gradually gained the ability to produce longer and more thought-provoking films in the later stage.
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