MOVIE
The Lower Depths
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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Lower Depths in its release era
Released in 1957, The Lower Depths sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1957-10-01
- TMDB score
- 7.0/10
- Original language
- JA
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Japan
- Studio
- TOHO
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