Creator Backlash: Kurosawa considered this film was "too technical" and that it had "all that technique and not one real thought in it."
Dawson Casting: Yusa is said to be in his late 20s, and Harumi, having gone to school with him, should be the same age. Harumi's actress, Keiko Awaji, was only 16 when the movie was released.
Even the Subtitler Is Stumped: The makers of the film's English subtitles for nearly every distributor, including Janus and Criterion, clearly had very poor knowledge of handguns as Murakami's stolen pistol is described by subtitle as a "revolver", which it is very obviously not.
Media Watchdog: Apparently, when the movie came over to the United States in the 60's, American censors had a problem with the opening scene: A single shot of a panting dog with the credits overlaid on top of it. They thought that the dog had been wounded and disapproved of the supposed animal cruelty. Kurosawa was so frustrated with this censorship, it's said that he remarked this was the only time he wished Japan had won World War 2.
Playing Against Type: A retroactive example, since Toshiro Mifune plays the role of the rookie detective in this film, but is better known for the gruff samurai he played later in his career. However, Murakami is a hothead like half of his other roles.
