The Lower Depths
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1957-10-01 • 2h 5m
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.
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Editors
- Akira Kurosawa
The Lower Depths
Visit website1957-10-01 • 2h 5m
7.1/10 • 125
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.
- Directors
- Akira Kurosawa
- Editors
- Akira Kurosawa
Top Billed Cast
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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
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- Keywords
- based on novel or bookslumlove trianglelandlordlandladyjidaigekiedo periodphilosophicalclass struggleslum dwellerslandlady tenant relationshipsisters love same man