The Lower Depths

1957·Movie
2h 5min
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78/100
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About

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:
Akira Kurosawa, Kazuo Yamasaki, Yoshimitsu Banno
Produced by:
Akira Kurosawa, Sōjirō Motoki, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Composed by:
Masaru Satō

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