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The Lower Depths (1957)

Film · 1957 · 125 min · Drama

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.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Starring Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara, Akemi Negishi, Nijiko Kiyokawa

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Release dates in the United States

In cinemas9 February 1962
Digital releaseNot listed
Physical release22 June 2004
First release anywhere1 October 1957

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