The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

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1957-10-01

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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The Lower Depths

Storyline

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.

Released

1957-10-01

Runtime

125

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

日本語

Production

TOHO

Casts

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    Toshirō Mifune

    三船敏郎
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    Isuzu Yamada

    山田五十鈴
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    Kyōko Kagawa

    香川京子
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    Ganjirō Nakamura II

    二代目 中村鴈治郎
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    Minoru Chiaki

    千秋実
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    Kamatari Fujiwara

    藤原釜足
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    Akemi Negishi

    根岸明美
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    Nijiko Kiyokawa

    清川虹子
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    Kōji Mitsui

    三井弘次
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    Eijirō Tōno

    東野英治郎
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    Haruo Tanaka

    田中春男
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    Eiko Miyoshi

    三好栄子
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    Bokuzen Hidari

    左卜全
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    Atsushi Watanabe

    渡辺篤
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    Kichijirō Ueda

    上田吉二郎
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    Yū Fujiki

    藤木悠
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    Fujitayama

    Fujitayama