The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (1957)

1957-10-01

(US) •

Drama

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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

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Toshirō Mifune

Sutekichi the Thief

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Isuzu Yamada

Osugi the Landlady

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Kyōko Kagawa

Okayo, Osugi's Sister

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Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

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Minoru Chiaki

Former Samurai

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Kamatari Fujiwara

The Actor

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Akemi Negishi

Osen the Prostitute

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Nijiko Kiyokawa

Otaki the Candy-Seller

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Kōji Mitsui

Yoshisaburo the Gambler

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Eijirō Tōno

Tomekichi the Tinker

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Haruo Tanaka

Tatsu

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Eiko Miyoshi

Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

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Bokuzen Hidari

Kahei the Pilgrim

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Atsushi Watanabe

Kuna

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Kichijirō Ueda

Shimazo the Police Agent

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Yū Fujiki

Unokichi

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Fujitayama

Tsugaru