Despite these reservations, the film was screened at the festival and won both the Italian Critics Award and the Golden Lion award—introducing western audiences, including western directors, more noticeably to both Kurosawa's films and techniques, such as shooting directly into the sun and using mirrors to reflect sunlight onto the actor's faces.
Unatoč ovim uvjetima, film je prikazan na festivalu i osvojio nagradu talijanskih kritičara i Zlatnog lava - predstavivši zapadnjačkoj publici Kurosavine filmove i tehnike, kao što su izravno snimanje u sunce i korištenje zrcala za odraz sunčeve svjetlosti u lica glumaca.