- Completely Different Title: The film was shown for a short time in California in 1956, under the title Doomed.
- Creator's Favorite Episode: Akira Kurosawa considered this to be his greatest work.
- Referenced by...: In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Prediction Predicament - Part II", one scene exclusive to the Japanese version depicts Dedede rocking on a swing set while singing the opening lines to "The Gondola Song" (albeit changing "maidens" to "Dedede"), referencing the final scene of this film.
- Working Title: The Life of Kanji Watanabe.
- What Could Have Been:
- Co-writer Hideo Oguni originally envisioned the main character as a Yakuza.
- DreamWorks SKG planned to remake the film in English in 2003, with Tom Hanks starring in the lead role, Jim Sheridan directing, and Richard Price writing the screenplay, but the project fell through. It wouldn't receive an English-language remake until 2022's Living, which featured a British setting and cast.
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