Plot Summary
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.
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Full Cast & Characters
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Director & Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
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It has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 based on 147 votes.
Who directed The Lower Depths?
The Lower Depths was directed by Akira Kurosawa and released in 1957.
How long is The Lower Depths?
The Lower Depths has a runtime of 2 hours and 5 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1957-10-01
- Status
- Released