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