The Lower Depths

1957Rated7.12h 5mDrama

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.

Starring: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa

Cast

  • Toshirō MifuneSutekichi the Thief
  • Isuzu YamadaOsugi the Landlady
  • Kyōko KagawaOkayo, Osugi's Sister
  • Ganjirō Nakamura IIRokubei, Osugi's Husband
  • Minoru ChiakiFormer Samurai
  • Kamatari FujiwaraThe Actor
  • Akemi NegishiOsen the Prostitute
  • Nijiko KiyokawaOtaki the Candy-Seller
  • Kōji MitsuiYoshisaburo the Gambler
  • Eijirō TōnoTomekichi the Tinker

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