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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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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1957-10-01
- video_camera_front Companies TOHO
- timer Runtime: 125 Mins
- star Rating: 7.1 / 10
- favorite Likes: 125 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0050330
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Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō 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
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
Kahei the Pilgrim
Atsushi Watanabe
Kuna
Kichijirō Ueda
Shimazo the Police Agent
Yū Fujiki
Unokichi
Fujitayama
Tsugaru
groups Crew
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Yoshiko Samejima
Costume Design
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Designer
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Maxim Gorky
Theatre Play
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Shigeru Mori
Lighting Technician
Yoshimitsu Banno
Assistant Director
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