JAPAN · 1923

Blood and Soul

Kenji Mizoguchi
Japanese Golden Age class struggle authoritarianism economic oppression social inequality labor exploitation
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An Expressionist film about masses downtrodden by authoritarian capitalism. (Now lost.)

Year1923
CountryJapan
DirectorKenji Mizoguchi
Blood and Soul

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