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The Lower Depths

Drama

The Lower Depths

1957 · 137 min · Japan · Japanese

The Lower Depths (1957) is a solid-tier movie on goodrecmovies, rated 7.2/10 on IMDb from 6,540 votes. Updated

54.9GRM score
★ 7.2IMDb · 7k

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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Top cast

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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
Tonosama - the 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

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Top cast

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TToshirō MifuneSutekichi the ThiefIIsuzu YamadaOsugi the LandladyKKyōko KagawaOkayo, Osugi's SisterGGanjirō Nakamura IIRokubei, Osugi's HusbandMMinoru ChiakiTonosama - the former SamuraiKKamatari FujiwaraThe ActorAAkemi NegishiOsen the ProstituteNNijiko KiyokawaOtaki the Candy-SellerKKōji MitsuiYoshisaburo the GamblerEEijirō TōnoTomekichi the Tinker

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