The Lower Depths
Overview
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.
Cast

ToshirÅ Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief

Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady

KyÅko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister

GanjirÅ Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband

Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai

Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor

Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute

Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller

KÅji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler

EijirÅ TÅno
Tomekichi the Tinker

Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu

Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife