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The Lower Depths (どん底, Donzoko) is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, the screenplay by Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa, based on the 1902 play The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. The setting was changed for the film from late 19th-century Russia to Edo period Japan.
The Lower Depths: Directed by Akira Kurosawa. With Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyôko Kagawa, Ganjirô Nakamura. In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot.
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- Drama
- Akira Kurosawa
- 1957-10-01
Jul 8, 2020 · 1957-10-01. Topics. Akira Kurosawa, Japanese, English subtitles, post WWII. Language. Japanese. In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family. Addeddate. 2020-07-08 05:13:11. Identifier.
The Lower Depths. Jean Renoir and Akira Kurosawa, two of cinema's greatest directors, transform Maxim Gorky's classic proletariat play The Lower Depths in their own ways for their own times.
- Sutekichi (The Thief)
Overview. Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent.
The Lower Depths. Directed by Akira Kurosawa • 1957 • Japan. Starring Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyoko Kagawa. Jean Renoir and Akira Kurosawa, two of cinema’s greatest directors, transform Maxim Gorky’s classic proletariat play “The Lower Depths” in their own ways for their own times.
The Lower Depths. Jean Renoir and Akira Kurosawa, two of cinema's greatest directors, transform Maxim Gorky's classic proletariat play The Lower Depths in their own ways for their own times.
