The Lower Depths (1957)
October 1, 1957 (JP) • Drama • 125m
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.
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based on novel or book slum love triangle landlord landlady jidaigeki edo period philosophical class struggle slum dwellers landlady tenant relationship bakumatsu
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