The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

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The Lower Depths

Criterion Channel
Criterion Channel
7.1(138 votes)
1957
2h 5m
Drama
based on novel or bookslumlove trianglelandlordlandladyjidaigekiedo periodphilosophicalclass struggleslum dwellers

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.