Japan Synopsis
どん底
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.
The 1956–1958 Japan Window
31 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Lower Depths sits at position #8.
#1The Hidden Fortress
★ 8.0 · 1958
#2Throne of Blood
★ 7.9 · 1957
#3The Burmese Harp
★ 7.9 · 1956
#4The Ballad of Narayama
★ 7.5 · 1958
#5Summer Clouds
★ 7.5 · 1958
#6A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
★ 7.4 · 1957
#7Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
★ 7.3 · 1956
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#8The Lower Depths
★ 7.1 · 1957
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Lower Depths. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1950s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1950s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Lower Depths premiered. 76 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,940 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (58th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #848 of 1,933 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | October 1, 1957 |
| IMDb | tt0050330 |