The Lower Depths (1957)

Name: The Lower Depths
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-10-01
Duration: 2 h 5 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Minoru Chiaki

The Lower Depths (1957) is a Drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa, rated 7.0/10 by 143 viewers.

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 stream (US): Criterion Channel.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Minoru Chiaki.