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The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths
Drama 10/01/1957

The Lower Depths (1957)

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Overview

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

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay