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The Lower Depths

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.
1957
125 min
7.1
Drama
Genres
Drama
Runtime
125 min
Year
1957
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Studio
TOHO

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker

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