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The Lower Depths

7.119572h 5mPGMovieDrama

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…

DirectorAkira Kurosawa
WritersAkira Kurosawa·Hideo Oguni
ProducersTomoyuki Tanaka·Akira Kurosawa

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Cast · Directed by Akira Kurosawa

TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
IYIsuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
KKKyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
GIGanjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
MCMinoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
KFKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
ANAkemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
NKNijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
KMKōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
ETEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
HTHaruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
EMEiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

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