The Lower Depths
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
Sutekichi the Thief
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
Kahei the Pilgrim
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Atsushi Watanabe
Kuna
Kichijirō Ueda
Shimazo the Police Agent
Yū Fujiki
Unokichi