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The Lower Depths
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The Lower Depths 1957 Directed by Akira Kurosawa どん底

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gnere Drama
Production Company TOHO
Release Date 1 October 1957
125 mins
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
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
Bokuzen Hidari Kahei the Pilgrim
Atsushi Watanabe
Atsushi Watanabe Kuna
Kichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda Shimazo the Police Agent
Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki Unokichi
Fujitayama
Fujitayama Tsugaru
Crew
Director
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Writers
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Producers
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki
Cinematography
Kazuo Yamasaki
Kazuo Yamasaki
Composer
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Editor
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
Production Design
Yoshirō Muraki
Yoshirō Muraki
Sound
Ichirô Minawa
Ichirô Minawa
Fumio Yanoguchi
Fumio Yanoguchi
Original Writer
Maxim Gorky
Maxim Gorky
Costume Design
Yoshiko Samejima
Yoshiko Samejima
Lighting
Shigeru Mori
Shigeru Mori
Assistant Director
Yoshimitsu Banno
Yoshimitsu Banno