The Lower Depths (1957)

7.1/10 125 min Drama

Overview

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.

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

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