The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

9/2/1962 2h 5m 7.1/10

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Sutekichi the Thief

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Former Samurai

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Osugi the Landlady

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

The Actor

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