The Lower Depths

1957, drama

125 minutes

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...

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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

Ganjiro Nakamura

Ganjiro Nakamura

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

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Shimazo the Police Agent

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Unokichi

Fujitayama

Tsugaru

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Ganjirō Nakamura II

Rokubei (Osugi's husband)

Crew

Art

Yoshirō Muraki

Production design

Camera

Costume and make-up

Yoshiko Samejima

Costume design

Directing

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Director

Editing

Lighting

Production

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Producer

Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Sound

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original music composer

Fumio Yanoguchi

Sound designer

Ichirô Minawa

Sound effects editor

Writing

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