The Lower Depths
In a squalid Edo-period boardinghouse, a thief's betrayal of his lover sparks a chain of jealousy, revenge, and violence among a desperate cast of misfits.
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In 19th-century Japan, the residents of a dilapidated boardinghouse—among them a reclusive old man and a retired actor—become entangled in a passionate and violent love triangle. When the unscrupulous thief Sutekichi ends his affair with the landlady Osugi to pursue her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi seeks retribution by exposing his infidelity to her possessive husband.
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Edited by Akira KurosawaShot by Kazuo YamazakiScored by Masaru SatoDesigned by Yoshiro Muraki
Also known as
- Nachtasylde
- The Lower Depthsen
- Los bajos fondoses
- Les Bas-fondsfr
- I bassifondiit
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Cast & Crew
16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Toshiro Mifune
as Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
as Osugi the Landlady
Kyoko Kagawa
as Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjiro Nakamura
as Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
as Tonosama - the former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
as The Actor
Akemi Negishi
as Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
as Otaki the Candy-Seller
Koji Mitsui
as Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijiro Tono
as Tomekichi the Tinker
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