The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

7.1 | 1957-10-01 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka Producer
Sōjirō Motoki Producer
Masaru Satō Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa Producer
Yoshirō Muraki Production Design
Akira Kurosawa Director
Akira Kurosawa Editor
Yoshiko Samejima Costume Design
Kazuo Yamasaki Director of Photography
Ichirô Minawa Sound Effects Editor

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
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

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