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.
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (147 votes)
- Release date
- October 1, 1957
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Language
- Japanese
- Director
- Akira Kurosawa
- Status
- Released
Top cast
Toshirō MifuneSutekichi the Thief
Isuzu YamadaOsugi the Landlady
Kyōko KagawaOkayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura IIRokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru ChiakiFormer Samurai
Kamatari FujiwaraThe Actor
Akemi NegishiOsen the Prostitute
Nijiko KiyokawaOtaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji MitsuiYoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō TōnoTomekichi the Tinker
Haruo TanakaTatsu
Eiko MiyoshiAsa, Tomekichi's Wife
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