Drama

The Lower Depths.

Name: The Lower Depths
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-10-01
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 7.1

7.1/ 1019572h 5mJA

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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Directed by Akira Kurosawa

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE STORY

Cast.

Toshirō Mifune

Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada

Osugi the Landlady

Kyōko Kagawa

Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Minoru Chiaki

Former Samurai

Kamatari Fujiwara

The Actor

Akemi Negishi

Osen the Prostitute

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Otaki the Candy-Seller

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