Lists
- ranked 56 in Edward Copeland's Satyajit Ray Memorial Anything-But-Definitive List of Non-English Language Films
- ranked 56 in Hong Kong Film Awards' 100 Best Chinese Films
- ranked 495 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (August 2005)
- ranked 546 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (December 2006)
- ranked 552 in They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1000 Greatest Films (March 2006)
- one of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
- one of The New York Times Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made