The Lower Depths

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 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