The Lower Depths (1957)
The Lower Depths (1957)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
SubsCurrently The Lower Depths is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Ganjirô Nakamura I
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Tonosama - the former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
Kahei the Pilgrim
Maxim Gorky
Writer
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
slum
love triangle
based on novel or book
landlord
landlady
philosophical
class struggle
slum dwellers
landlady tenant relationship
sisters love same man
jidai geki
edo period
Wiki.
The Lower Depths (どん底, Donzoko) is a 1957 Japanese film directed by Akira Kurosawa, the screenplay by Hideo Oguni and Akira Kurosawa, based on the 1902 play The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky. The setting was changed for the film from late 19th-century Russia to Edo period Japan.
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