The Lower Depths

Name: The Lower Depths
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-10-01
Duration: 2 h 5 min

1957 · 2h 5m · 日本語 · Japan

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.

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Director: Akira Kurosawa
Writers: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Release date: October 1, 1957
Runtime: 2h 5m
Original language: 日本語
Production countries: Japan
Production companies: TOHO
Certification: —
Budget: —
Revenue: —

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Keywords

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