The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957
2h 5m
7.1

7.1/10

140 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

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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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

based on novel or book slum love triangle landlord landlady jidaigeki edo period philosophical class struggle slum dwellers landlady tenant relationship bakumatsu

Quick Facts

Original Title どん底
Release Date October 1, 1957
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0050330

Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune

Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada

Osugi the Landlady

Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa

Okayo, Osugi's Sister

Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Minoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki

Former Samurai

Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara

The Actor

Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi

Osen the Prostitute

Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa

Otaki the Candy-Seller

Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui

Yoshisaburo the Gambler

Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

Tomekichi the Tinker

Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka

Tatsu

Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi

Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Key Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay