Movie Details
Theatrical Release:February 9th, 1962
On DVD & Blu-ray:June 22nd, 2004
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Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO
The Lower Depths (1962)
Audience Score
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.
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
