The Lower Depths VHS Tape

The Lower Depths (1957) is a Japanese drama directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada and Kyōko Kagawa. Adapted from Maxim Gorky's 1902 play, the film transposes the setting to Edo-period Japan, focusing on the lives of impoverished residents in a dilapidated boardinghouse. As the tenants grapple with despair, fleeting hope and interpersonal conflicts, Kurosawa explores themes of poverty, illusion and the human condition.