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Availability: Disc Set - This title is part of a multi-film set. Please see PURCHASING OPTIONS below to purchase. AKA: Donzoko Director: Akira Kurosawa Producer: Akira Kurosawa  ||  Shojiro Motoki Released: 1957 [Japan] Genre: Drama Keywords:  Character-Driven Story || Homeless / Impoverished || Japan / Japanese || Jealousy || Murder || Relationship(s) || Robbers / Robbery || Stage Play

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The Lower Depths [1936 + 1957] [SE 2-Disc Set]

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Plot:	In a slum flophouse, a collection of beggars and thieves bewail their lot in life, and Osugi, the landlady, fights with her sister, Okayo, over the man they both desire, the thief Sutekichi.
Overview:	Between the dingy walls of their dilapidated flophouse, a motley group of down-and-out characters measure their hopes and dreams against the desperation of their shared situation. Based on the play by Maxim Gorky and transplanted from imperial Russia to Edo-era Japan, it features excellent performances, particularly from Kurosawa regular Toshiro Mifune.
Cast:	Koji Mitsui  ||  Eiko Miyoshi  ||  Ganjiro Nakamura  ||  Akemi Negishi  ||  Haruo Tanaka  ||  Eijiro Tono  ||  Kichijiro Ueda  ||  Atsushi Watanabe  ||  Isuzu Yamada  ||  Minoru Chiaki  ||  Yu Fujiki  ||  Kamatari Fujiwara  ||  Bokuzen Hidari  ||  Kyoko Kagawa  ||  Nijiko Kiyokawa  ||  Toshiro Mifune (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	125 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Japanese (Dolby Digital 1.0 - Mono)
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	Criterion Collection  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
Features:	Full Screen Mono Black & White Audio Commentary "Making Of" Documentary (33 mins.) Cast/Crew Info. Keiko McDonald/Thomas Rimer Essay Restored & Remastered New Subtitles DVD-9