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The Lower Depths

1957Movie2 h 5 min

Drama
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Rotten Tomatoes83%79%
78
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.2Rotten Tomatoes83%79%

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Date night
  • Friends night
  • Teens

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing

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Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Produced by
Akira Kurosawa, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Sōjirō Motoki
Music by
Masaru Satō

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Facts

October 1, 1957 · 2 h 5 min · Violence

Released
October 1, 1957
Runtime
2 h 5 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
8 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Q&A

5 questions, like "Where can I stream The Lower Depths?"

Questions about The Lower Depths

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Where can I stream The Lower Depths?

Criterion

In the United States, The Lower Depths streams on Criterion. It also streams in 3 other countries.

Is The Lower Depths worth watching?

78
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78 (IMDb 7.2 and Rotten Tomatoes 83%).

Will I feel good after watching The Lower Depths?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is The Lower Depths plot-driven or character-driven?

CharactersPlot

Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and dialogue centrality (9 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is The Lower Depths in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.