Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru 1960

Bosley Crowther, New York Times: This is a powerful and interesting picture that Kurosawa has made -- a bit tedious and mawkish in the last reels, but exciting enough along the way to satisfy audiences that know the subject. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: A well-done thriller with Kurosawa's usual social overtones. Read more

Tom Milne, Time Out: Kurosawa rather loaded the film on the side of social significance, while neglecting to capitalise on the noir aspects that underlie it. Even so, his use of the 'scope screen is masterly. Read more

Ed Park, Village Voice: Opening with a bravura wedding sequence and ending with a sycophantic bow to a replaced telephone receiver, the film has its longueurs, but Mifune's buttoned-down avenger is a compelling portrait of righteous obsession foundering on unpredictable reality. Read more