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The Lower Depths

Original title: どん底

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 146 votes

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.

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Release date
Oct 1, 1957
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

Cast of The Lower Depths

  • Portrait of Toshirō Mifune

    Toshirō Mifune

    Sutekichi the Thief

  • Portrait of Isuzu Yamada

    Isuzu Yamada

    Osugi the Landlady

  • Portrait of Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Okayo, Osugi's Sister

  • Portrait of Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Ganjirō Nakamura II

    Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

  • Portrait of Minoru Chiaki

    Minoru Chiaki

    Former Samurai

  • Portrait of Kamatari Fujiwara

    Kamatari Fujiwara

    The Actor

  • Portrait of Akemi Negishi

    Akemi Negishi

    Osen the Prostitute

  • Portrait of Nijiko Kiyokawa

    Nijiko Kiyokawa

    Otaki the Candy-Seller

  • Portrait of Kōji Mitsui

    Kōji Mitsui

    Yoshisaburo the Gambler

  • Portrait of Eijirō Tōno

    Eijirō Tōno

    Tomekichi the Tinker

  • Portrait of Haruo Tanaka

    Haruo Tanaka

    Tatsu

  • Portrait of Eiko Miyoshi

    Eiko Miyoshi

    Asa, Tomekichi's Wife

Where to Stream The Lower Depths by Country

United States
Streaming on Criterion Channel
United Kingdom
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Canada
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