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The Lower Depths(1957)

10/01/1957 (JP)Drama2h 5m
71%

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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.

Movie Cast

Toshirō Mifune photo

Toshirō Mifune

Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada photo

Isuzu Yamada

Osugi the Landlady

Kyōko Kagawa photo

Kyōko Kagawa

Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Ganjirō Nakamura II photo

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei, Osugi's husband

Minoru Chiaki photo

Minoru Chiaki

Former Samurai

Akemi Negishi photo

Akemi Negishi

Osen the Prostitute

Nijiko Kiyokawa photo

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Otaki the Candy-Seller

Kōji Mitsui photo

Kōji Mitsui

Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Eijirō Tōno photo

Eijirō Tōno

Tomekichi the Tinker

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyTOHO

Original LanguageJapanese

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