Film
The Lower Depths
1957· 12· 2h 5m· Drama
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.
1957-10-01
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Key Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
ScreenplayAkira Kurosawa
ProducerAkira Kurosawa
Director of PhotographyKazuo Yamasaki
Original Music ComposerMasaru Satō
EditorAkira Kurosawa
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 15 crew)
Details
Released1957-10-01
Runtime2h 5m · 12
StatusReleased
StudiosTOHO
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating7.1/10 · 142 votes
Original languageja
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