The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (1957)

Drama

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.

star 7.1
  • Release Date: 1957-10-01
  • Runtime: 2h 5min
  • Director: Akira Kurosawa

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    • Cast

    • Toshirō Mifune

      Sutekichi the Thief

    • Isuzu Yamada

      Osugi the Landlady

    • Kyōko Kagawa

      Okayo, Osugi's Sister

    • Ganjirō Nakamura II

      Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

    • Minoru Chiaki

      Former Samurai

    • Kamatari Fujiwara

      The Actor

    • Akemi Negishi

      Osen the Prostitute

    • Nijiko Kiyokawa

      Otaki the Candy-Seller

    • Kōji Mitsui

      Yoshisaburo the Gambler

    • Eijirō Tōno

      Tomekichi the Tinker

    • Haruo Tanaka

      Tatsu

    • Eiko Miyoshi

      Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

    • Bokuzen Hidari

      Kahei the Pilgrim

    • Atsushi Watanabe

      Kuna

    • Kichijirō Ueda

      Shimazo the Police Agent

    • Yū Fujiki

      Unokichi

    • Fujitayama

      Tsugaru

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