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The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (1957)

2h 5m | PG-13

⭐ 7.1 / 10

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.

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Studio: TOHO

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

as Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

as Osugi the Landlady

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

as Former Samurai

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

as The Actor