Is The Lower Depths sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Lower Depths end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lower Depths violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lower Depths scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Lower Depths easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Lower Depths

Name: The Lower Depths
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Minoru Chiaki

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

Produced by TOHO

1957125 min7.0 / 10

A philosophical drama of class struggle and human degradation set in a squalid boardinghouse, where desire and desperation collide in a tragic love triangle.

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.

Clusters

Toxic Romantic Relationships Corrupted by Ambition Urban and Small-Town Settings Samurai Movies Blue-Collar Jobs

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Slum Love Triangle Landlord Landlady Jidaigeki Edo Period Class Struggle Slum Dwellers Landlady Tenant Relationship Bakumatsu

Questions people ask

Is The Lower Depths sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does The Lower Depths end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is The Lower Depths violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is The Lower Depths scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Is The Lower Depths easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.