The Lower Depths
(1957)
October 1, 1957• 2h 5m
71%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Top Billed Cast
TM
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
IY
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
KK
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
GNI
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
MC
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
KF
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
AN
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
NK
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
KM
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
ET
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
