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The Lower Depths

Genre:Drama

Released:1957-10-01

Runtime:125

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.


Cast:

Toshirō Mifune

Character: Sutekichi the Thief

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Isuzu Yamada

Character: Osugi the Landlady

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Kyōko Kagawa

Character: Okayo, Osugi's Sister

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Ganjirō Nakamura II

Character: Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

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Minoru Chiaki

Character: Former Samurai

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Kamatari Fujiwara

Character: The Actor

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Akemi Negishi

Character: Osen the Prostitute

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Nijiko Kiyokawa

Character: Otaki the Candy-Seller

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Kōji Mitsui

Character: Yoshisaburo the Gambler

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Eijirō Tōno

Character: Tomekichi the Tinker

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Haruo Tanaka

Character: Tatsu

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Eiko Miyoshi

Character: Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

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Bokuzen Hidari

Character: Kahei the Pilgrim

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Atsushi Watanabe

Character: Kuna

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Kichijirō Ueda

Character: Shimazo the Police Agent

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Yū Fujiki

Character: Unokichi

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Fujitayama

Character: Tsugaru

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