Release Date
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Original Release
October 1, 1957
2h 5m
The Lower Depths (1957)
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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
Department: Directing
âPopularity: 2.2
Cast
ToshirÅ Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
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Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
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KyÅko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
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GanjirÅ Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
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Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
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Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
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Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
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Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
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KÅji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
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EijirÅ TÅno
Tomekichi the Tinker
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Genres
Drama
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