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The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths
★ 7.1/10•1957•2h 5m•12•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.

Akira Kurosawa · Director

Akira Kurosawa · Screenplay

Hideo Oguni · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 5m
LanguageJA
Release DateOct 1, 1957

Actors

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

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

Tatsu

Eiko Miyoshi

Eiko Miyoshi

Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Kahei the Pilgrim

Atsushi Watanabe

Atsushi Watanabe

Kuna

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Shimazo the Police Agent

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Unokichi

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