The Lower Depths (1957)
- Original title
- どん底
- Directed by
- Akira Kurosawa
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 143 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A group of poor people live together in a rundown tenement in 19th century Japan. They argue, dream, and struggle with their harsh lives.
bleakclaustrophobicslow-burnphilosophicalmelancholicgrittycharacter-drivensomber
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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