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The Lower Depths
Based on the play by Maxim Gorky, Akira Kurosawa`s film is a faithful adaptation, taking liberties only with the change in character names and setting (from imperial Russia to Edo-period Japan). This surprisingly comical tale focuses on the daily tri...
Based on the play by Maxim Gorky, Akira Kurosawa`s film is a faithful adaptation, taking liberties only with the change in character names and setting (from imperial Russia to Edo-period Japan). This surprisingly comical tale focuses on the daily tribulations of a group of lower-class people living in a small tenement. Osugi (Isuzu Yamada), the landlady, bickers with Okayo (Kytko Kagawa), her sister, over the man they both want--Sutekichi (Toshirt Mifune), the thief. Other characters in the close confines include a priest (Bokuzen Hidari), an ex-samurai (Minoru Chiaki), an actor (Kamatari Fujiwara), and a gambler (Koji Mitsui). By setting the film in one room and a small adjoining courtyard, Kurosawa emphasizes both its claustrophobic premise and theatrical origins. Featuring an excellent ensemble cast, Kurosawa`s tragicomic film is especially notable for Mifune`s remarkable performance as the edgy yet sensitive Sutekichi.
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