The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths (01/10/1957)

Synopsis

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.

Production

TOHO

Pays de production

Japan

Genres

Drama

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

山田五十鈴

山田五十鈴

香川京子

香川京子

二代目 中村鴈治郎

二代目 中村鴈治郎

千秋実

千秋実

藤原釜足

藤原釜足