The Lower Depths (1962)Stream and Watch Online

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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 121 respected users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? 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 .