Where to Watch The Lower Depths Online

Need to watch 'The Lower Depths' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Akira Kurosawa-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Lower Depths' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Lower Depths' right now, here are some finer points about the TOHO drama flick.

Released February 9th, 1962, 'The Lower Depths' stars Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirō Nakamura II The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a user score of 71 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 126 knowledgeable users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "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."

'The Lower Depths' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .