


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.
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Release Date
October 1, 1957
Runtime
2h 5m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
Vote Count
138
