The Lower Depths
どん底
Japan • 1957
Director
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.
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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Credits
Crew
DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WriterAkira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
CinematographerKazuo Yamasaki
ComposerMasaru Satō
EditorAkira Kurosawa
ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka, Akira Kurosawa, Sōjirō Motoki