The Lower Depths (1957)
1957 · Feature film · 124 min · dir. Akira Kurosawa
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
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Details
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Writer
- Akira Kurosawa
- Composer
- Masaru Satō
- Cinematography
- Kazuo Yamasaki
- Studio
- TOHO
- Released
- 1957-10-01
- Original title
- どん底
- Running time
- 124 minutes
Cast & crew
Akira Kurosawa Director
Haruo Tanaka
Akemi Negishi
Kyōko Kagawa
Nakamura Ganjirō II
Eijirō Tōno
Kamatari Fujiwara
Bokuzen Hidari
Minoru Chiaki
