The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (1957)

General1957/10/01 (JP)Drama2hr 5mRating - 7.1/10

Overview

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.

  1. Masaru Satō

    Original Music Composer

  2. Yoshirō Muraki

    Production Design

  3. Akira Kurosawa

    Editor

  4. Akira Kurosawa

    Director