The Lower Depths
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.
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Original Nameどん底 (The Lower Depths)
StatusReleased: 67 years ago
October 1, 1957
Language日本語
Spoken Languages日本語
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