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1 October 1957 (Japan)
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Una coppia di gretti usurai gestisce uno squallido dormitorio, nei pressi di una discarica. Una folla...
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5 wins
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Akira Kurosawa: The Masterworks Blu-ray Disc Collection II
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The Poetics of Decadence
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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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The Lower Depths (USA)
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137 min | 125 min
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Australia:M (2007) |
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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!").
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"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