The Lower Depths (1957)
The Lower Depths (1957)
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.

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Cast

Toshirō Mifune Toshirō Mifune As: Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada Isuzu Yamada As: Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa Kyōko Kagawa As: Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II Ganjirō Nakamura II As: Rokubei, Osugi's husband
Minoru Chiaki Minoru Chiaki As: Former Samurai
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Storyline

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.


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Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 01 October 1957

Country: JP

Runtime: 125m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO

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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

Directed By

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Yoshimitsu Banno

Yoshimitsu Banno

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Screenplay

Maxim Gorky

Maxim Gorky

Theatre Play

Hideo Oguni

Hideo Oguni

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Yoshiko Samejima

Yoshiko Samejima

Costume Design

Sound

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Ichirô Minawa

Ichirô Minawa

Sound Effects Editor

Fumio Yanoguchi

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound Designer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Kazuo Yamasaki

Kazuo Yamasaki

Director of Photography

Lighting

Shigeru Mori

Shigeru Mori

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Yoshirō Muraki

Yoshirō Muraki

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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