The Lower Depths (1962)

  • NR
  • 02/09/1962 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 5m

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.

Akira Kurosawa

Director, Screenplay

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Cast

Toshirō Mifune's headshot

Toshirō Mifune

Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada's headshot

Isuzu Yamada

Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa's headshot

Kyōko Kagawa

Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II's headshot

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei, Osugi's husband
Minoru Chiaki's headshot

Minoru Chiaki

Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara's headshot

Kamatari Fujiwara

The Actor
Akemi Negishi's headshot

Akemi Negishi

Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa's headshot

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Otaki the Candy-Seller

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