The Lower Depths
どん底
Release: 1957-10-01
·Runtime: 125m
·★ 7.1
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Cast
Isuzu Yamada
as Osugi the Landlady
Nijiko Kiyokawa
as Otaki the Candy-Seller
Eijirō Tōno
as Tomekichi the Tinker
Kichijirō Ueda
as Shimazo the Police Agent
Toshirō Mifune
as Sutekichi the Thief
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Kōji Mitsui
as Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Yū Fujiki
as Unokichi
Kyōko Kagawa
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Minoru Chiaki
as Former Samurai
Eiko Miyoshi
as Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
as Kahei the Pilgrim
Kamatari Fujiwara
as The Actor
Akemi Negishi
as Osen the Prostitute
Haruo Tanaka
as Tatsu
Atsushi Watanabe
as Kuna
