The Lower Depths
movie
Released October 01, 1957
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
Toshirō Mifune
as
Sutekichi the Thief
Isuzu Yamada
as
Osugi the Landlady
Kyōko Kagawa
as
Okayo, Osugi's Sister
Ganjirō Nakamura II
as
Rokubei, Osugi's Husband
Minoru Chiaki
as
Former Samurai
Kamatari Fujiwara
as
The Actor
Akemi Negishi
as
Osen the Prostitute
Nijiko Kiyokawa
as
Otaki the Candy-Seller
Kōji Mitsui
as
Yoshisaburo the Gambler
Eijirō Tōno
as
Tomekichi the Tinker
Haruo Tanaka
as
Tatsu
Eiko Miyoshi
as
Asa, Tomekichi's Wife
Crew
Akira Kurosawa
as
Director
Akira Kurosawa
as
Producer
Sōjirō Motoki
as
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
as
Producer
Masaru Satō
as
Original Music Composer
Akira Kurosawa
as
Editor
Yoshirō Muraki
as
Production Design
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Yoshiko Samejima
as
Costume Design
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Kazuo Yamasaki
as
Director of Photography
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Ichirô Minawa
as
Sound Effects Editor
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Fumio Yanoguchi
as
Sound Designer
Akira Kurosawa
as
Screenplay