The Lower Depths

In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.

The Lower Depths is a 1957 drama movie directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Isuzu Yamada, Toshirô Mifune, Kyôko Kagawa. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.2/10 from 6,449 votes and runs 2h 17m.