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The Lower Depths

1957 · 125 min · Drama

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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IncludedCriterion Channel

Creators

Akira Kurosawa — Director

Top cast

Toshirō Mifune portraitToshirō MifuneSutekichi the ThiefIsuzu Yamada portraitIsuzu YamadaOsugi the LandladyKyōko Kagawa portraitKyōko KagawaOkayo, Osugi's SisterGanjirō Nakamura II portraitGanjirō Nakamura IIRokubei, Osugi's HusbandMinoru Chiaki portraitMinoru ChiakiFormer SamuraiKamatari Fujiwara portraitKamatari FujiwaraThe ActorAkemi Negishi portraitAkemi NegishiOsen the ProstituteNijiko Kiyokawa portraitNijiko KiyokawaOtaki the Candy-SellerKōji Mitsui portraitKōji MitsuiYoshisaburo the GamblerEijirō Tōno portraitEijirō TōnoTomekichi the Tinker

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