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The Lower Depths (1957)

01/10/1957 (JP)•Drama•2h 5m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Toshirō Mifune

      Toshirō Mifune

      Sutekichi the Thief

    2. Isuzu Yamada

      Isuzu Yamada

      Osugi the Landlady

    3. Kyōko Kagawa

      Kyōko Kagawa

      Okayo, Osugi's Sister

    4. Ganjirō Nakamura II

      Ganjirō Nakamura II

      Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

    5. Minoru Chiaki

      Minoru Chiaki

      Former Samurai

    6. Kamatari Fujiwara

      Kamatari Fujiwara

      The Actor

    7. Akemi Negishi

      Akemi Negishi

      Osen the Prostitute

    8. Nijiko Kiyokawa

      Nijiko Kiyokawa

      Otaki the Candy-Seller

    9. Kōji Mitsui

      Kōji Mitsui

      Yoshisaburo the Gambler

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    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageJapanese

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • slum
    • love triangle
    • landlord
    • landlady
    • jidaigeki
    • edo period
    • philosophical
    • class struggle
    • slum dwellers
    • landlady tenant relationship
    • ensemble cast
    • bakumatsu
    • sisters love same man

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