The Lower Depths
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.
The Lower Depths
October 1, 1957
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Cast (17)
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
Crew (16)
Directing
Akira Kurosawa
Director
Yoshimitsu Banno
Assistant Director
Writing
Production
Sound
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Fumio Yanoguchi
Sound Designer
Ichirô Minawa
Sound Effects Editor
Art
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Camera
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
Yoshiko Samejima
Costume Design
Crew
No data availableEditing
Akira Kurosawa
Editor
Lighting
Shigeru Mori
Lighting Technician