The Lower Depths (1957)

Akira Kurosawa made a more successful return to Russian literature with The Lower Depths. Released the same year as Throne of Blood, yet quite the opposite in scale, this adaptation of Maxim Gorky’s early 1900s play features a strong ensemble of Kurosawa regulars for an atmospheric examination of poverty in Edo Period Japan. The Lower Depths is more loosely plotted than his other films, so this was certainly a difficult one to talk about, but Sanshiro’s Boys are going to try! Listen here: https://linktr.ee/sanshirosboys