The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957125 min
7.1/10
Drama

Plot Summary

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.

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👥Cast (17)

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

🎬Crew

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Writers

Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni

Producers

Akira Kurosawa, Sōjirō Motoki, Tomoyuki Tanaka

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🏷️Keywords

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Production Companies

TOHO