The Lower Depths (movie)

The Lower Depths (movie)

どん底
  • User score: 7.1
  • Production country: Japan
  • Producer: Akira Kurosawa
  • Production companies: TOHO
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 10/1/1957
  • Run time: 125 min.

Movie description

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.

Actors

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Role(s): Sutekichi the Thief

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Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Role(s): Osugi the Landlady

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Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Role(s): Okayo, Osugi's Sister

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Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Role(s): Rokubei, Osugi's husband

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Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Role(s): Former Samurai

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