Curiosidades

The whole film is accomplished in around 80 shots.

In the scene where the camera follows a truck, two time periods are connected in one shot.

Part II of "A Trilogy of History" by Theodoros Angelopoulos.

Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.

Posthumously listed as one of Akira Kurosawa's 100 favorite films.