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The Lower Depths

7.1 125 mins Drama   1957
TOHO  
Director(s): Akira Kurosawa

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.

Casts of The Lower Depths

Toshirƍ Mifune

as Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada

as Osugi the Landlady

Kyƍko Kagawa

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Ganjirƍ 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

Kƍji Mitsui

as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Eijirƍ Tƍno

as Tomekichi the Tinker

Haruo Tanaka

as Tatsu

Eiko Miyoshi

as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Bokuzen Hidari

as Kahei the Pilgrim

Kichijirƍ Ueda

as Shimazo the Police Agent

YĆ« Fujiki

as Unokichi

Fujitayama

as Tsugaru

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