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The Lower Depths

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The Lower Depths — Plot

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.

  • Release date
  • October 1, 1957
  • Runtime
  • 125 min
  • Genres
  • Drama
  • Director
  • Akira Kurosawa

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The Lower Depths — Cast

Toshirō Mifune photo Toshirō Mifune Sutekichi the Thief Isuzu Yamada photo Isuzu Yamada Osugi the Landlady Kyōko Kagawa photo Kyōko Kagawa Okayo, Osugi's Sister Ganjirō Nakamura II photo Ganjirō Nakamura II Rokubei, Osugi's Husband Minoru Chiaki photo Minoru Chiaki Former Samurai Kamatari Fujiwara photo Kamatari Fujiwara The Actor Akemi Negishi photo Akemi Negishi Osen the Prostitute Nijiko Kiyokawa photo Nijiko Kiyokawa Otaki the Candy-Seller

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