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The Lower Depths (1957)

Oct 1, 1957 · 2h 5m

7.1/10 TMDB user score
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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.

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Top cast

  • Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune Sutekichi the Thief
  • Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada Osugi the Landlady
  • Kyōko Kagawa Kyōko Kagawa Okayo, Osugi's Sister
  • Ganjirō Nakamura II Ganjirō Nakamura II Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
  • Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki Former Samurai
  • Kamatari Fujiwara Kamatari Fujiwara The Actor
  • Akemi Negishi Akemi Negishi Osen the Prostitute
  • Nijiko Kiyokawa Nijiko Kiyokawa Otaki the Candy-Seller
  • Kōji Mitsui Kōji Mitsui Yoshisaburo the Gambler
  • Eijirō Tōno Eijirō Tōno Tomekichi the Tinker
  • Haruo Tanaka Haruo Tanaka Tatsu
  • Eiko Miyoshi Eiko Miyoshi Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
  • Bokuzen Hidari Bokuzen Hidari Kahei the Pilgrim
  • Atsushi Watanabe Atsushi Watanabe Kuna
  • Kichijirō Ueda Kichijirō Ueda Shimazo the Police Agent
  • Yū Fujiki Yū Fujiki Unokichi

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