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Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Writers:
Maxim Gorky (play)
Akira Kurosawa (writer)
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Release Date:
1 October 1957 (Japan) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Una coppia di gretti usurai gestisce uno squallido dormitorio, nei pressi di una discarica. Una folla... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
5 wins more
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Cast

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Toshirô Mifune ... Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada ... Osugi the Landlady
Kyôko Kagawa ... Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjiro Nakamura ... Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki ... Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara ... The Actor
Akemi Negishi ... Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa ... Otaki the Candy-Seller
Koji Mitsui ... Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirô Tôno ... Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka ... Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi ... Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari ... Kahei the Pilgrim
Atsushi Watanabe ... Kuna
Kichijiro Ueda ... Shimazo the Police Agent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Lower Depths (USA)
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Runtime:
137 min | 125 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:M (2007) | UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Toho Studios, Tokyo, Japan
Company:
Toho Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The rhythmic chant "Kon-kon-kon chikusho" is a parody of "kon-chiki-chin," which is itself an imitation of the rhythmic Shinto *gion-bayashi* festival music ("chikusho" is an expletive often translated "Damn it!"). more
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The Poetics of Decadence, 10 February 2006
7/10
Author: anak_d from Nowhere

"Donzoko" does not rank among Akira Kurosawa's finest films, but that doesn't mean it should be dismissed, considering the quality of his body of work.

Not many films have explored the moral decadence of humanity in face of poverty such as "Donzoko". It reminds us of how most humans are, deep down, only worried about themselves and their own worldy pleasures.

The inclusion of the "Old Man" gives the film an almost Buddhist insight into the situation of the slum, which helps painting its extremely intriguing - even if limited - canvas.

7.7/10

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