The Naked Town (1937)

- Original title
- 裸の町
- Directed by
- Tomu Uchida
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a poor neighborhood, a group of unemployed workers and their families struggle to survive. The film follows their daily hardships and a growing sense of injustice as they face exploitation from the wealthy.
grittysocially consciousmelancholicrealisticslow-burnearthystarksomber
What happens
『裸の町』(はだかのまち)は、1937年5月13日に公開された内田吐夢監督、島耕二主演の日本映画。製作は日活多摩川撮影所(後の角川大映スタジオ)。真船豊の戯曲『裸の町』を原作としたこの作品は、「内田吐夢の戦前期の代表作」とも「プロレタリア映画の傑作」などとされるほか、「戦前の文芸映画の秀作の一つ」とも評されている。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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