This, the very first masterpiece created 
by the legendary film director Akira 
Kurosawa at age 33, was driven by his 
determination to create masterful 
moving pictures on the screen. 
Kurosawa's ingenuity can be seen in the 
final scene, a life or death struggle with 
Gennosuke Higaki at Ukyougahara. 
These intense scenes of the two 
characters' jujitsu techniques are boldly 
depicted by the innovative camera 
techniques used by Kurosawa.