Basic Info
Release: October 01, 1957
Runtime: 125 min
Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (138 votes)
Status: Released
The Lower Depths
1957
125 min
⭐ 7.1/10
138 votes
Overview
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.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
Flatrate
Criterion Channel
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Crew
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
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