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The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (1957)

Rating

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 2hr 5min

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Available to rent or buy

DESCRIPTION

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 member photo for toshir-mifune — Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief

Cast member photo for isuzu-yamada — Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady

Cast member photo for kyko-kagawa — Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Cast member photo for ganjir-nakamura-ii — Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's husband

Cast member photo for minoru-chiaki — Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai

Cast member photo for kamatari-fujiwara — Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor

Cast member photo for akemi-negishi — Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute

Cast member photo for nijiko-kiyokawa — Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller

Cast member photo for kji-mitsui — Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Cast member photo for eijir-tno — Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker

Cast member photo for haruo-tanaka — Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu

Cast member photo for eiko-miyoshi — Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Cast member photo for bokuzen-hidari — Bokuzen Hidari
Kahei the Pilgrim

Cast member photo for atsushi-watanabe — Atsushi Watanabe
Kuna

Cast member photo for kichijir-ueda — Kichijirō Ueda
Shimazo the Police Agent

Cast member photo for y-fujiki — Yū Fujiki
Unokichi

Cast member photo for fujitayama — Fujitayama
Tsugaru

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