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The Lower Depths (1962)

Movie
Audience Score
71
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NR 2 hr 5 minFeb 9th, 1962Drama
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.
StarringToshirō MifuneIsuzu YamadaKyōko Kagawa
DirectorAkira Kurosawa

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 9th, 1962
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 22nd, 2004 - Buy DVD
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO
Movie Tags:
based on novel or booklove trianglejidaigekiphilosophicaledo periodslumlandlordlandladyclass struggleslum dwellers