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The Lower Depths

どん底

1957•2h 5m•7.1/10
  • Drama

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.

Top Cast

  • Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō Mifune

    Sutekichi the Thief

  • Isuzu Yamada

    Isuzu Yamada

    Osugi the Landlady

  • Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Okayo, Osugi's Sister

  • Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

  • Minoru Chiaki

    Minoru Chiaki

    Former Samurai

  • Kamatari Fujiwara

    Kamatari Fujiwara

    The Actor

  • Akemi Negishi

    Akemi Negishi

    Osen the Prostitute

  • Nijiko Kiyokawa

    Nijiko Kiyokawa

    Otaki the Candy-Seller

Details

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Status
Released

Where to Watch

Streaming availability in the US.

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