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The Lower Depths

7.019572h 5mReleased144 votes

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.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa
Country:
Japan
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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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    Fujitayama

    Tsugaru

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