The film is based on the novel Yama (The Pit) (1905-1915) by Aleksandr Kuprin. The film won 1937 Kinema Junpo Award for the best film (director Kenji Mizoguchi) and award in Vienna in 1998.
The film is based on the novel Yama (The Pit) (1905-1915) by Aleksandr Kuprin. The film won 1937 Kinema Junpo Award for the best film (director Kenji Mizoguchi) and award in Vienna in 1998.