Shusuke Kaneko
At the 10th Yokohama Film Festival in 1989, the film was ranked number 8 in the Best 10 Films of the year. At the same festival, director Shusuke Kaneko won the Best Director award for his work on this film and his other 1988 entry "Last Cabaret", and Kenji Takama won the award for Best Cinematography. The film was also nominated for the Best Editing Award at the 12th Japan Academy Film Prizes.