MOVIE · 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.
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Story
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.
CAST
Featured cast
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-SellerMORE TO EXPLORE
