The Lower Depths (1957)
Released:
1957-10-01
Duration:
2hr 5min
Genres:
Drama
Rating 7.1
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.
Production Companies
TOHO
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 6.259 |
Directed By
Akira Kurosawa
Crew
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Costume Design
Yoshiko Samejima
Yoshiko Samejima
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Original Music Composer
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Director of Photography
Kazuo Yamasaki
Kazuo Yamasaki
Sound Designer
Fumio Yanoguchi
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Effects Editor
Ichirô Minawa
Ichirô Minawa
Screenplay
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Theatre Play
Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Lighting Technician
Shigeru Mori
Shigeru Mori
Assistant Director
Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno
TOP CAST
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