The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

125 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 1957

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.

The Lower Depths

125 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 1957

The Lower Depths
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Toho Company, Ltd.
Original title どん底
Directors Yoshimitsu Banno, Akira Kurosawa
Writers Maxim Gorky, Hideo Oguni, Akira Kurosawa

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

as Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada

as Osugi the Landlady

Kyōko Kagawa

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Ganjirô Nakamura I

as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Minoru Chiaki

as Former Samurai

Kamatari Fujiwara

as The Actor

Akemi Negishi

as Osen the Prostitute

Nijiko Kiyokawa

as Otaki the Candy-Seller

Kōji Mitsui

as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Eijirō Tōno

as Tomekichi the Tinker

Haruo Tanaka

as Tatsu

Eiko Miyoshi

as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Bokuzen Hidari

as Kahei the Pilgrim

Kichijirô Ueda

as Shimazo the Police Agent

Yū Fujiki

as Unokichi

Fujitayama

as Tsugaru

Ganjirô Nakamura II

as Rokubei (Osugi's husband)