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The Lower Depths

7.1 1957 2h 5m
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.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa

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CAST

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Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō MifuneSutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu YamadaOsugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko KagawaOkayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura IIRokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Minoru ChiakiFormer Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari FujiwaraThe Actor
Akemi Negishi
Akemi NegishiOsen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko KiyokawaOtaki the Candy-Seller
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