The Lower Depths
(1957)

Released: 1957-10-01

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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 Mifune

as Sutekichi the Thief

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Isuzu Yamada

as Osugi the Landlady

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Kyōko Kagawa

as Okayo, Osugi's Sister

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Ganjirō Nakamura II

as Rokubei, Osugi's husband

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Minoru Chiaki

as Former Samurai

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Akemi Negishi

as Osen the Prostitute

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Nijiko Kiyokawa

as Otaki the Candy-Seller

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Kōji Mitsui

as Yoshisaburo the Gambler

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Eijirō Tōno

as Tomekichi the Tinker

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Eiko Miyoshi

as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

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Bokuzen Hidari

as Kahei the Pilgrim

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Kichijirō Ueda

as Shimazo the Police Agent

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Yū Fujiki

as Unokichi

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Fujitayama

as Tsugaru

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Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

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Yoshiko Samejima

Costume Design

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Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Designer

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Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects Editor

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Maxim Gorky

Theatre Play

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Shigeru Mori

Lighting Technician

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Yoshimitsu Banno

Assistant Director

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Kazuo Yamasaki

Director of Photography

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