Released:
1957-10-01

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.

Director:
Akira Kurosawa

Runtime:
2h 5min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Toshirō Mifune
  as
  Sutekichi the Thief
• 
  Isuzu Yamada
  as
  Osugi the Landlady
• 
  Kyōko Kagawa
  as
  Okayo, Osugi's Sister
• 
  Ganjirō Nakamura II
  as
  Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
• 
  Minoru Chiaki
  as
  Former Samurai