The Lower Depths

IMDb 7.1 1957 • 125 min • Drama

Director

Akira Kurosawa

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki Former Samurai