The Lower Depths
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.
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Cast
17 people
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Known for
High and Low
Sansho the Bailiff
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Known for
Floating Weeds
The Pornographers
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Known for
Seven Samurai
Rashomon
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Known for
Anatahan
Sex and Fury
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Known for
Pom Poko
Vengeance Is Mine
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
A Story of Floating Weeds
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Known for
Ikiru
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Known for
Stray Dog
Throne of Blood
Akira Kurosawa Director · Hideo Oguni Screenplay Maxim Gorky Author
United States release February 9, 1962 · Produced in Japan · Original title どん底
Production
TOHO
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
どん底
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 1, 1957
Theatrical
United States · February 9, 1962
Theatrical
United States · June 22, 2004
Physical · DVD
France
January 28, 1981 · Theatrical
May 3, 2017 · Physical
Germany
September 19, 2005 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
April 28, 1993 · Physical · VHS
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