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The Lower Depths (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.

Release: 1957-10-01
Runtime: 125 min
Rating: 7.1 / 10
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
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Kahei the Pilgrim
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe
Kuna
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Shimazo the Police Agent
Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki
Unokichi
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Fujitayama
Tsugaru