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The Lower Depths(Movie, 1957)

Original title: "どん底" (Japanese/JA)
2h 5min | Genre: Drama
The Lower DepthsRating: 3.6/5 (with 5050 votes)
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. ()
Movie poster of The Lower Depths

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About The Lower Depths

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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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Based on: "The Lower Depths" (find it on Amazon)
Made by: Toho Company
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 15 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 10/01/1957
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Donzoko: Ralé"
"Nachtasyl"
"Natherberget"
"Los bajos fondos"
"I bassifondi"
"Donzoko"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:127284, Added: 03/25/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024