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The Lower Depths

Movie
1957
2h 5m
Japanese
Drama
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.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.1
IMDB
The Lower Depths (1957) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
78

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Toshir Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjir Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's husband
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijir Tno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
Kahei the Pilgrim
Kichijir Ueda
Shimazo the Police Agent
Y Fujiki
Unokichi
Fujitayama
Tsugaru
Directed By: Akira Kurosawa
Written By: Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Hideo Oguni (Screenplay)

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Maarten Delfgou says...
3 years ago
The original title of the film is Donzoko.
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