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The Lower Depths

October 1, 1957 125 min JA
✓ Released 25034 days ago
Drama
7.1

User Score

140 votes

About

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.

Movie Info

Status: Released
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Runtime: 125 min

Top Cast

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

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