The Lower Depths

Name: The Lower Depths
Genre: Drama
Released: 1957-10-01
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa, Ganjirō Nakamura II, Minoru Chiaki

19572h 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.

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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

The Lower Depths

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