
The Lower Depths
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.
Release Date: 1957-10-01
Drama
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Casts

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

Kamatari Fujiwara
as The Actor

Akemi Negishi
as Osen the Prostitute

Nijiko Kiyokawa
as Otaki the Candy-Seller

Kōji Mitsui
as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Eijirō Tōno
as Tomekichi the Tinker