The Lower Depths (1957)

Drama • PT2H5M

The Lower Depths

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.

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Top Cast

  • Toshirō Mifune as Sutekichi the Thief
  • Isuzu Yamada as Osugi the Landlady
  • Kyōko Kagawa as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
  • Ganjirō Nakamura II as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
  • Minoru Chiaki as Former Samurai

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