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The Lower Depths

V.O.: Donzoko

Jap. 1957. Mores drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Ganjiro Nakamura. A travelling salesman tries to help the wretched people of the slum where he has settled.

Runtime: 125 min.

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Throne of Blood

V.O.: Kumonosu-jô

Jap. 1956. Drama by Akira Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Minoru Chiaki. A general kills his overlord in order to succeed him.

Runtime: 109 min.

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Burden of Love

V.O.: Ai no onimotsu

Jap. 1955. Comedy by Yûzô Kawashima with So Yamamura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Isuzu Yamada.

Runtime: 110 min.

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L'Actrice

V.O.: Joyu

Jap. 1947. Drama by Teinosuke Kinugasa with Isuzu Yamada, Yoshi Hijikata, Hajime Izu. The life of a famous Japanese actress in the early twentieth century.

Runtime: 115 min.

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The Famous Sword

V.O.: Meitô Bijomaru

Jap. 1945. Drama by Kenji Mizoguchi with Shôtarô Hanayagi, Isuzu Yamada, Kan Ishii. At the request of the daughter of his murdered protector, and in memory of his suicidal master, a gunsmith wants to make a perfect sword to avenge them.

Runtime: 65 min.