MovieDrama
The Lower Depths
7.1(147)19572h 5m
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
- Writers
- Akira Kurosawa,Hideo Oguni
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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
Crew
Directing
- Akira KurosawaDirector
- Yoshimitsu BannoAssistant Director
Writing
- Akira KurosawaScreenplay
- Hideo OguniScreenplay
- Maxim GorkyTheatre Play
Production
- Tomoyuki TanakaProducer
- Akira KurosawaProducer
- Sōjirō MotokiProducer
Camera
- Kazuo YamasakiDirector of Photography
Editing
- Akira KurosawaEditor
Sound
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
- Fumio YanoguchiSound Designer
- Ichirô MinawaSound Effects Editor
Art
- Yoshirō MurakiProduction Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Yoshiko SamejimaCostume Design
Lighting
- Shigeru MoriLighting Technician