The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

★ 7.1

Release Date:
Oct 01, 1957

Runtime:
2h 5m

Genres:
Drama

Description

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
Writer: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni
Stars: Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyōko Kagawa
Production: TOHO

Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Ganjirō Nakamura II
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
The Actor
Akemi Negishi
Akemi Negishi
Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji Mitsui
Kōji Mitsui
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka
Haruo Tanaka
Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi
Eiko Miyoshi
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Bokuzen Hidari
Kahei the Pilgrim
Atsushi Watanabe
Kuna
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Shimazo the Police Agent
Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki
Unokichi
Fujitayama
Tsugaru

Crew View All

Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Producer
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Yoshiko Samejima
Costume Design
Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno
Assistant Director
Shigeru Mori
Lighting Technician
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Designer
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
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